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17 Oct 2025

Daoiri Farrell - When The Breakers Go Back On Full Time - Lyrics and Chords

Daoiri released this song as a single during Covid. He plays it on his Bass-Bouzouki in C without capo (with D shapes). As I don't own a Bass-Bouzouki I have to play it with capo on 5th fret and G-Shapes. 


This is the Covid Lockdown Version (Sorry for the bad sound, it is as it was )

{t:When The Breakers Go Back On Full Time}

{st:Daoiri Farrell}

Capo 5

 


{soc}

Oh, and it's [G]ah, sure if the news be true,

The store bills the first thing I'll [C]pay,

A [D]Grand parlor suit for the lounge I will [D7]buy

And an [C]organ for Biddy, [D]hurray ([D7]HOORAY)

Me [G]calico skirt I will throw into the dirt

In a new one I'll cut a [C]shine

And the [D]very next chance, I'll put Seamus in [D7]pants

When the [C]breaker goes [D]back on full [G]time

{eoc}

 


Oh, our [G]troubles are over, Mrs. Murphy,

The Dutchman next door tells me strai[C]ght

Oh the [D]mines, they go full time on Monday[D7] 

[C]That's what he says to me any [D]rate    [D7] 

And the [G]boss he told Michael this morning

As he was just enterin the [C]mine

That the [C]coal i[D]s quite scarce around in P[G]hilly [Em] 

And the [C]breaker goes [D]back on full [G]time

 


{soc}

Oh, and it's [G]ah, sure if the news be true,

The store bills the first thing I'll [C]pay,

A [D]Grand parlor suit for the lounge I will [D7]buy

And an [C]organ for Biddy, [D]hurray ([D7]HOORAY)

Me [G]calico skirt I will throw into the dirt

In a new one I'll cut a [C]shine

And the [D]very next chance, I'll put Seamus in [D7]pants

When the [C]breaker goes [D]back on full [G]time

{eoc}

 


I'll [G]ne'er put me hand in the washtub

The Chinaman he'll get me [C]trade

And I'll ne'er [D]pick the coal off the slate bank[D7] 

No I'll [C]buy everything ready-[D]made [D7] 

We'll [G]dress up our children like fairies

And we'll build a house big and [C]fine

And we'll mo[C]ve right aw[D]ay from the [G]round heads [Em] 

When the [C]breaker goes [D]back on full [G]time

 


{soc}

Oh, and it's [G]ah, sure if the news be true,

The store bills the first thing I'll [C]pay,

A [D]Grand parlor suit for the lounge I will [D7]buy

And an [C]organ for Biddy, [D]hurray ([D7]HOORAY)

Me [G]calico skirt I will throw into the dirt

In a new one I'll cut a [C]shine

And the [D]very next chance, I'll put Seamus in [D7]pants

When the [C]breaker goes [D]back on full [G]time

And the [D]very next chance, I'll put Seamus in [D7]pants

When the [C]breaker goes [D]back on full [G]time

{eoc}


If you copy these lyrics and import them into an lyrics and chords app like Songbook you can see the chords above the lyrics, transpose etc. In the Songbook app you can define Bouzouki as instrument and it has chords implemented so you can see how to play them. You even can define your own chords, which is really handy sometimes. The app is available for most platforms.

Here I have collected some videos how this app works.


Here's what AI found out:


🎵 Song & Lyrics Summary

Because the full lyrics aren’t generally available in public sources, what follows is a summary based on reviews, commentary, and what Daoirí has said about the song.

  • Theme / Voice: The song is sung from the perspective of a worker (a coal miner or someone connected to mining / the coalfields) who is waiting for better days. The “breakers” here refers to the coal breakers — these are machines or processing plants in coal mines that break coal up and prepare it for transport. When the breaker is “on full time,” it means there’s full work in the mines, seasonal or temporary idleness is over, and full production has resumed.

  • Desire & Hope: The narrator is longing for the return of steady work. When production is running full‑time, that means more income, stability, being able to meet obligations (pay store bills), better provisions for the family, maybe improvements to clothing or living standards.

  • Relief from hardship: In periods when the breaker is not working “full‑time,” life is harder: irregular pay, worry, perhaps debt, worry about affording basic necessities. The song expresses hope for a change: that soon things will be better.

  • Promises & Plans: The lyrics imagine what the narrator will do when work returns — pay the bills, buy a “suit,” dress the kids, improve the house, etc. There is a sense of celebration in anticipation: once the work comes, life will improve.

  • Contrast & Tension: There is both hope but also doubt; because often in mining communities, promises of resumption of full work are made and then delayed, or conditions fluctuate. So the song reflects both longing and resignation, mixed with optimism.


 Background & Context

Here are important details about the song’s origins, meaning, and how Daoirí Farrell came to record it:

  • Traditional / Folk Roots: “When the Breakers Go Back On Fulltime” is a song previously recorded by Frank Harte & Dónal Lunny, two well‑known figures in the Irish folk tradition. Daoirí’s version is a traditional arrangement. 

  • Album & Timing: It appears on Daoirí Farrell’s single The Lockdown, released 26 June 2020. It was recorded live from his home during the COVID‑19 pandemic, as part of his weekly “Corner Sessions” live‑streaming performances. 

  • Relation to Lockdown Experience: Daoirí has said that When the Breakers Go Back On Fulltime was chosen in part because its theme — longing for the return of steady work — resonated with many people during the lockdowns, when many workers were furloughed, unemployed, or unable to work. The song’s message parallels the experience of uncertainty, waiting for full normality to resume. 

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10 Oct 2025

Tom Delaney & Caroline Keane - Munster Buttermilk - Tab

This is a lovely clip from Tom and Caroline playing two Jigs: Munster Buttermilk and Port Mhoss Mhartin (aka Contentment is wealth).


I tried to tab Tom's accompaniment for the Munster Buttermilk. First line melody, second line accompaniment. 
I also tabbed the second round through the tune which you can download here

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7 Oct 2025

Daoiri Farrell - The Little Drummer Chords

 The Little Drummer is a song from Daoiri's first album "The First Turn" 


Here's a solo version 


And a fantastic live version with Keeva feat. Alan Doherty, Tola Custy and Gerry Paul

 


{t:The Little Drummer}

{st:Daoiri Farrell}

#Studio Version



O[Dm]ne fine summer's morning, both gallant and gay,

[Dm]Twenty-four ladies went [C]out on the quay,

And a [Bb]regiment of soldiers did [Am]soon pass them [C]by,

[Bb]A drummer and [C]one of them [Am]soon caught his [Dm]eye.

 


He [Dm]went to his comrades and [Am]to them did [Dm]say,

"Tw[Dm]enty-four ladies I [C]saw yesterday,

And [Dm]one of those ladies she [C]has me heart won,

And [Bb]if she den[C]ies me then s[Am]urely I'm [G]done." [F][G][Am]

 


"Go [Dm]off to this woman and [Am]tell her your [Dm]blight

[Dm]Tell her she's wounded your [Am]poor heart inside.

Go and [Bb]tell her she's wounded your [C]poor heart, full sore,

And [Bb]if she de[C]nies you what [Am]can you do [Dm]more?"

 


So [Dm]early next morning this [Am]young man arose,[Dm] 

And he [Dm]dressed himself up in a fine[Am] suit of clothes,

With a [Bb]watch in his pocket and a [Am]cane in his hand,

He sal[Bb]uted those [C]ladies as he [Am]walked down the [G]strand. [F][G][Am]

 


Well he [Dm]walked up to her and he says [Am]"Pardon [Dm]me,

[Dm]Pardon me lady for [C]making so free,

Me fi[Bb]ne honored lady, you [Am]have me heart won,

And [Bb]if you deny [C]me I'm [Am]surely un[Dm]done."

 


"Go [Dm]off little drummer, now [Am]what do you [Dm]mean?

For I[Dm]'m the lord's daughter of [Am]Ballycasteen.

[Bb]I'm the lord's daughter of [Am]honour, you see,

Go[Bb] little [C]drummer, you're [Am]making too [G]free." [F][G][Am]

 


So he [Dm]put on his hat and he [Am]bade her fare[Dm]well

Saying "[Dm]I'll send my soul down to [Am]heaven or hell.

For [Dm]with this long pistol that [C]hangs by my side,

[Bb]I'll put an [C]end to my [Am]own dreary [G]life."

 

 

[Dm]"Come back little drummer, now [Am]what do you [Dm]mean,

[Dm]For I do not want to be [Am]guilty of sin,

[Dm]To be guilty of innocent [Am]blood for to spill.

Come [Bb]back little [C]drummer, I'm [Am]here at your [Bb]will."[C][Bb][A5]

 

"We'[Bb]ll hire a [C]car and to [Am]Bansheer we'll [Dm]go.

[Dm]There we'll be married in s[Am]pite of our foes.

But [Bb]what can they say when it's o[Am]ver and done,

But [Bb]I fell in [C]love with the [Am]roll of your drum?[Dm]"




If you copy these lyrics and import them into an lyrics and chords app like Songbook you can see the chords above the lyrics, transpose etc. In the Songbook app you can define Bouzouki as instrument and it has chords implemented so you can see how to play them. You even can define your own chords, which is really handy sometimes. The app is available for most platforms.

Here I have collected some videos how this app works.


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Here's a tutorial video by Brent Matusik where he explains how to play it:




I asked chatgpt to make a search for the origins of the song. After all I let it write a short text about what it found out. It took some time and help until chatgpt found some more information:

The Little Drummer is a traditional folk song that has been performed by artists like Daoirí Farrell, Christy Moore (with Planxty), and other folk groups including Reel More, Fialla, and Inish. The song tells a romantic narrative: a young drummer courts a noblewoman, is initially rejected due to class, threatens to take his own life, and eventually wins her love.

The song has been catalogued in the Roud Folk Song Index as Roud 2749, confirming its place in the oral folk tradition. One early recording comes from Martin Gorman, a singer from County Sligo, recorded in London in 1966. His version appears in The Voice of the People series, a respected anthology of traditional British and Irish folk song.

While no definitive 19th-century broadside version has been identified yet, the song’s presence in field recordings and its appearance in multiple regional repertoires suggest that it circulated widely in oral tradition. Its classification as “Trad. / Arr.” in recordings further supports its traditional roots.

“The Little Drummer” remains a staple in Irish folk circles, offering a blend of romance, class conflict, and timeless melody that continues to resonate with modern audiences.


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6 Oct 2025

Daoiri Farrell - Valentine O'Hara - Chords

 This is song from his "A Lifetime of Happiness" album. 

Valentine O’Hara is a traditional Irish ballad telling the dramatic life story of a doomed antihero. The narrator, Valentine, is an Irishman who flees his homeland after getting a woman pregnant. He joins the British army, serves abroad, but is flogged by a cruel officer and deserts. Homeless and hunted, he turns to highway robbery—stealing from nobles and giving to the poor, in a Robin Hood-like twist. Ultimately, he is captured and sentenced to hang at Tyburn.

The ballad exists in multiple versions across Ireland and Britain, often under titles like Alan Tyne of Harrow. The Irish version, Valentine O’Hara, is believed to be the oldest. Daoirí Farrell learned it from Frank Harte’s powerful rendition and included his own arrangement on his 2019 album A Lifetime of Happiness, with contributions from Dónal Lunny.

The song captures themes of exile, injustice, rebellion, and fate, and stands as a vivid example of Irish folk storytelling. Though rooted in history, its emotional core—freedom lost and honor sought—remains timeless.

Now here's lyrics and chords. Daoiri plays in C so put capo on the 5th fret.


{t:Valentine O'Hara}

{st:Daori Farrell}


Capo 5


I [G]am a gallant [C]highway [G]man, called [C]Valen[D]tine O'[G]Hara

And I [C]come from poor but [G]decent [D]folk nigh [G]to the [C]Hill of [D]Tara

By the [D]getting of a [G]maid with child, to [C]England [F]I went[G] over

I [G]left my [C]parents and [G]I be[D]came a [G]wild and [D]daring [G]rover

 


Well, it's [G]straight to England [C]I did [G]go, where [C]I be[D]came a [G]soldier

Re[C]solved to fight Bri[G]tannia's [D]foes; no [G]Hector [C]great was [D]bolder

I [D]fought all in some [G]foreign shores, where the [C]cannons [F]loud did[G] rattle

[G]Believe me [C]boys, I [G]do not [D]boast how [G]I be[D]haved in [G]battle

 


Well it's [G]many's the battle [C]I fought [G]in, in [C]Holland [D]and French [G]Flanders

For I [C]always fought with a [G]courage [D]keen, led [G]on by [C]great [D]commanders

Until a [D]cruel Ensign [G]found me out, and [C]I was [F]flogged and[G] carted

Oh [G]Cruel [C]Usage [G]they gave [D]me, and [G]so I [D]soon de[G]parted

 

 

Well it's [G]straight back to England [C]I did [G]go as [C]fast as [D]winds would [G]drive me

Re[C]solved that of my [G]liber[D]ty, no [G]man could [C]e'er [D]deny me

For I [D]slept out in the [G]fields at night, by [C]all my [F]friends[G] forsaken

I [G]dared not [C]walk the [G]road by [D]day, for [G]fear I [D]might be [G]taken

 


But [G]I being of a [C]courage [G]keen and [C]likewise [D]able-[G]bodied

I [C]robbed Lord Nelson on the [G]King's [D]Highway with my [G]pistols [C]heavy [D]loaded

I [D]placed my pistols [G]to his breast which [C]caused his [F]heart to[G] quiver

Five-[G]hundred [C]pounds in [G]ready [D]gold to [G]me he [D]did de[G]liver

 


Well, with [G]part of my new [C]store of [G]gold I [C]bought a [D]famous [G]gelding

That [C]could jump o'er a [G]five-bar [D]gate, and I [G]bought it [C]from Ned [D]Fielding

Lord [D]Arkinstone all [G]in his coach I [C]robbed near [F]Covent[G] Garden

And [G]two hours [C]later [G]that same [D]night I [G]robbed the [D]Earl of [G]Warren

 


In [G]Turnham Green I [C]next did [G]rob the [C]reve[D]nue col[G]lector

And [C]what I took from [G]him I [D]gave to a [G]widow [C]to pro[D]tect her

I [D]always robbed the [G]rich and great, for to [C]rob the [F]poor I[G] scorned it

And [G]now in [C]iron [G]chains I'm [D]bound and [G]dooomed I [D]now lie [G]burning

 


And it's [G]straight to Newgate [C]I do [G]go, all [C]by the [D]law con[G]victed

To [C]hang all on the [G]Tyburn [D]tree, of [G]which I'm [C]much af[D]frighted

[D]Farewell my friends and [G]neighbors all, like[C]wise my [F]native[G] Tara

Kind [G]provi[C]dence may [G]test the [D]soul of [G]Valen[D]tine O'[G]Hara



If you copy these lyrics and import them into an lyrics and chords app like Songbook you can see the chords above the lyrics, transpose etc. In the Songbook app you can define Bouzouki as instrument and it has chords implemented so you can see how to play them. You even can define your own chords, which is really handy sometimes. The app is available for most platforms.

Here I have collected some videos how this app works.




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