I have had many requests for the lyrics to the song Oscail an Doras from Riverdance, which as you know inspired the title for my webpage :o) I got a Capercaillie CD for Christmas that I've been absolutely dying to have and guess what lyrics it had in the little booklet? You guessed it! So read on faithful visitor and view what is probably the only source of these lyrics online! (I've gone looking before.) ;) By the way, these are the lyrics without accents and stuff. I'm too busy to put those in right now. Sorry! :)

Now that I've bought the Riverdance sheet music book at the Cincinnati Feis I can also include the Irish lyrics hooray!

Fogsail an Dorus (Scottish Words)
Fogsail an dorus dh'an tailleir fhidhleir
Fogsail an dorus dh'an fhidhleir tailleir
Fogsail an dorus dh'an tailleir fhidhleir
Cliamhain a' rish fidhleir tailleir.

'S dileas mise dha 's cairdeach mi dha
'S dileas mise dh'an fhidhleir thailleir
'S dileas mise dha 's cairdeach mi dha
Cliamhain a' righ fhidhleir tailleir.

Bainne nan gobhar dh'an tailleir fhidhleir
Bainne nan gobhar dh'an fhidhleir tailleir
Bainne nan gobhar dh'an tailleir fhidhleir
Cliamhain a' righ fhidhleir tailleir.

Translation:
Open the door for the fiddling tailor
Open the door for the tailoring fiddler
Open the door for the fiddling tailor
The King's son-in-law is the tailoring fiddler.

Faithful I am to him, kinsman am I to him
Faithful am I to the tailoring fiddler
Faithful am I to him, kinsman am I to him
The King's son-in-law is the tailoring fiddler.

Goat's milk for the fiddling tailor
Goat's milk for the tailoring fiddler
Goat's milk for the fiddling tailor
The King's son-in-law is the tailoring fiddler.

Oscail an Doras (Irish Words)
Oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
Oscail an doras don fhidhleir tailleir
Oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
Firrinneri fhidhleir tailleir

Translation:
Open the door for the fiddling tailor
Open the door for the tailoring fiddler
Open the door for the fiddling tailor
The King's son-in-law is the tailoring fiddler.