st patrick’s day medley...15 march 2021 medley - lodges st patrick’s day 2 danny boy 4/4 [cm]...

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Danny Boy .......................................................................................... 2Dirty Old Town ................................................................................... 2Galway Bay ......................................................................................... 3The Town I Knew So Well ................................................................. 3You Raise Me Up ................................................................................ 4Molly Malone ...................................................................................... 4Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For ...................................... 5Long Black Veil .................................................................................. 6The Black Velvet Band ...................................................................... 7The Unicorn ........................................................................................ 8Brown Eyed Girl ................................................................................. 9Fields Of Athenry ............................................................................. 10When Irish Eyes Are Smiling .......................................................... 10I’ll Tell Me Ma .................................................................................... 11Tipperary Medley ............................................................................. 12When You Were Sweet Sixteen ...................................................... 13The Wild Rover ................................................................................. 14Whiskey In The Jar .......................................................................... 15Tim Finnegan’s Wake ...................................................................... 16The Orange and The Green ............................................................. 18Galway Girl ....................................................................................... 19Mac Namara’s Band ......................................................................... 20The Bricklayer’s Song (TeeJay to sing – Everybody play) .......... 21

15 March 2021 Medley - Lodges

St Patrick’s Day 2

Danny Boy 4/4 [Cm] [G] G Carol: Oh Danny [G] boy, [G7] the pipes, the pipes are [C] calling [Cm] From glen to [G] glen and [Em] down the mountain [A7] side [D] The summer's [G] gone and [G7] all the roses [C] falling [Cm] 'Tis you, 'tis [G] you Em must Am/ go and D/ I must [G] bide All: [D] But come ye [G] back when [C] summer's in the [G] meadow Or when the [G] valley's C/ hushed and G/ white with [A7] snow [D] And I'll be [G] here in [C] sunshine or in [G] shadow [Cm] Oh Danny G/ boy, oh Em/ Danny Am/ boy I D/ love you so [G] [D] But come ye [G] back when [C] summer's in the [G] meadow Or when the [G] valley's [C] hushed and [G] white with [A7] snow [D] And I'll be [G] here in [C] sunshine or in [G] shadow [Cm] Oh Danny G/ boy, oh Em/ Danny Am/ boy I D/ love you so [G] [Cm] G

Dirty Old Town 4/4 [A7] [A7] [Bm] Bm John: I met my [D] love by the gas works wall

Dreamed a [G] dream by the old [D] canal I kissed my [Bm] girl by the factory [D] wall

All: Dirty old [A7] town, dirty old [Bm] town Bm (STOP) Ladies: Clouds are dr- [D] if-ting across the moon

Cats are [G] prowling out along their [D] beat Spring's a [Bm] girl from the streets at [D] night

All: Dirty old [A7] town, dirty old [Bm] town Bm (STOP) Ladies: I heard a [D] siren from the docks

Saw a [G] train set the night on [D] fire I smelled the [Bm] spring on the smoky [D] wind

All: Dirty old [A7] town, dirty old [Bm] town Bm (STOP) Men: I'm gonna [D] make me a big sharp axe

Shining [G] steel tempered in the [D] fire I'll chop you [Bm] down like an old dead [D] tree

All: Dirty old [A7] town, dirty old [Bm] town Bm (STOP) [Soft] All: I met my [D] love by the gas works wall

Dreamed a [G] dream by the old [D] canal I kissed my [Bm] girl by the factory [D] wall Dirty old [A7] town, dirty old [Bm] town [Bm] Dirty old [A7] town, dirty old [Bm] town Bm



Galway Bay 4/4 And [A] watch the sun go down on Galway [D] bay [D] Men: If [D] you ever go across the sea to [A] Ireland, [A] It [A] may be at the dawning of the [D] day, [D] You will [D7] sit and watch the moon rise over [Em] Claddagh, [Em] And [A] watch the sun go down on Galway [D] bay [D] Ladies: Just to [D] hear again the ripple of the [A] trout stream [A] The [A] women in the meadow making [D] hay, [D] And to [D7] sit beside the turf fire in a [Em] cabin, [Em] And [A] watch the bare-foot gossoons as they [D] play, [D] All: And [D] if there is going to be a life here [A] after, [A] And [A] somehow I am sure there's going to [D] be, [D] I will [D7] ask my God to let me make my [Em] heaven [Em] In [A] that dear land across the Irish [G] sea. [G] D

The Town I Knew So Well [C] G/ D/ [G] [G] TeeJay: In my [G] memo- [D] ry I will [C] always [G] see The [C] town that [G] I have [G] loved so [D] well Where our [G] school played [D] ball by the [C] gas yard [G] wall and we [C] laughed through the G/ smoke D/ and the [G] smell G/ All: Going [Em] home in the [D] rain, running [G] up the dark [Em] lane past the [C] jail and [Am/C] down behind the [D] fountain D/ Those were [G] happy [D] days in [C] so many, many [G] ways in the [C] town I G/ loved D/ so [G] well G/ TeeJay: Now the [G] music's [D] gone but they [C] carry [G] on For their [C] spirit's been [G] bruised, never [G] bro- [D] ken They will [G] not for- [D] get but their [C] hearts are [G] set on to- [C] morrow and G/ peace D/ once a- [G] gain G/ All: For what's [Em] done is [D] done and what's [G] won is [Em] won and what's [C] lost is [Am/C] lost and gone for- [D] ever D/ I can [G] only [D] pray for a [C] bright, brand new [G] day in the [C] town I G/ loved D/ so G// well D G



You Raise Me Up Josh Groban I am [C] strong, when [F] I am on your [C] shoulders [F] You raise me [C] up, to [G] more than I can [F] be. [C] Greg: When I’m [C] down and, [F] oh my soul, so [C] weary

When troubles come and [F] my heart burdened G/ be Gsus4/ G/ Then I am [Am] still and [F] wait here in the [C] silence [F] Until you [C] come and [G] sit awhile with [C] me.

All: You raise me [Am] up, so [F] I can stand on [C] mountains [G] You raise me [Am] up, to [F] walk on stormy [C] seas [G] I am [C] strong, when [F] I am on your [C] shoulders [F] You raise me [C] up, to [G] more than I can [F] be. [C] Greg: There is no [C] life - no [F] life without its [C] hunger

Each restless heart, [F] beats imperfect- G/ ly Gsus4/ G/ But when you [Am] come and [F] I am filled with [C] wonder [F] Sometimes, I [C] think I [G] glimpse eterni- [F] ty. C

All: You raise me [Am] up, so [F] I can stand on [C] mountains [G] You raise me [Am] up, to [F] walk on stormy [C] seas [G] I am [C] strong, when [F] I am on your [C] shoulders [F] You raise me [C] up, to [G] more than I can [Am] be. [F] You raise me [C] up, to [G] more than I can [Am] be. [F] You raise me [C] up, to [G] more than I can [F] be. C

Molly Malone The Dubliners [G] [Em] [Am] D7/ stop Men: In [G] Dublin's fair [Em] city, where the [Am] girls are so [D7] pretty, I [G] first set my [Em] eyes on sweet [Am] Molly [D] Malone, As she [G] wheeled her wheel- [Em] barrow, Through [Am] streets broad and [D7] narrow, All: Crying, [G] "Cockles and [Em] mussels, a Am/ live, a D live, [G] oh!" "A [G] ive, alive, [Em] oh, a [Am] ive, alive, [D7] oh", Crying [G] "Cockles and [Em] mussels, a Am/ live, a D live, [G] oh!" [G] Men: She [G] was a fish [Em] monger, and [Am] sure 'twas no [D7] wonder, For [G] so were her [Em] father and [Am] mother [D] before, And they [G] each wheeled their [Em] barrow, Through [Am] streets broad and [D7] narrow, All: Crying, [G] "Cockles and [Em] mussels, a Am/ live, a D live, [G] oh!" "A- [G] ive, alive, [Em] oh, a- [Am] ive, alive, [D7] oh", Crying [G] "Cockles and [Em] mussels, a Am/ live, a D live, G oh!"



Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2 6/8 (TeeJay ONLY) C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ | C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ | (Everybody) F/ F7/ F/ F7/ C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ | I have C/ climbed Csus4/ highest C/ mountains; Csus4/ I have C/ run Csus4/ through the C/ fields Csus4/ Only to F/ be with F7/ you, F/ F7/ only to C/ be Csus4/ with you; C/ Csus4/ I have C/ run, Csus4/ I have C/ crawled Csus4/ I have C/ scaled Csus4/ these city C/ walls, Csus4/ these city F/ walls F7/ F/ F7/ Only to C/ be with you Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ But I [G] still haven't [F] found what I’m C/ looking Csus4/ for C/ Csus4/ But I [G] still haven't [F] found what I’m C/ looking Csus4/ for C/ Csus4/ I have C/ kissed Csus4/ honey C/ lips, Csus4/ felt the C/ healing Csus4/ in her finger- C/ tips Csus4/ It burned like F/ fire, F7/ F/ this F7/ burning C/ desire Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ I have C/ spoke Csus4/ with the tongues of C/ angels; Csus4/ I have C/ held the Csus4/ hand of the C/ devil Csus4/ It was warm in the F/ night; F7/ F/ I was F7/ cold as a C/ stone Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ But I [G] still haven't [F] found what I’m C/ looking Csus4/ for C/ Csus4/ But I [G] still haven't [F] found what I’m C/ looking Csus4/ for C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ | F/ F7/ F/ F7/ | C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ | I be- C/ lieve Csus4/ in the kingdom C/ come Csus4/ then all the C/ colours will Csus4/ bleed into C/ one, Csus4/ bleed into F/ one F7/ F/ but F7/ yes I’m still C/ running Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ You broke the C/ bonds Csus4/ and you loosed the C/ chains; Csus4/ Carried the C/ cross of, Csus4/ of my C/ shame, Csus4/ of my F/ shame F7/ F/ You F7/ know I C/ believe it Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ But I [G] still haven't [F] found what I’m C/ looking Csus4/ for C/ Csus4/ But I [G] still haven't [F] found what I’m C/ looking Csus4/ for C/ Csus4/ C/ Csus4/ C



Long Black Veil Johnny Cash [G] [D] [G] [G] Men: [G] Ten years ago on a cool dark night, There was [D] someone killed beneath the [C] town hall [G] light G// There were [G] few at the scene and they all did agree, That the [D] one who ran looked a [C] lot like [G] me [G] All: She [C] walks these [G] hills in a [C] long black [G] veil [G] [G] [G] She [C] visits my [G] grave where the [C] night winds [G] wail [G] [G] [G] [G] Nobody knows, no, and [C] nobody [G] sees, [C] Nobody [D] knows but me [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [G] TeeJay: [G] The judge said Keith: [G] "Son, what is your alibi? If [D] you were somewhere else then [C] you won't have to [G] die" [G] Men: I [G] spoke not a word although it meant my life, I had [D] been in the arms of my [C] best friend's [G] wife [G] All: She [C] walks these [G] hills in a [C] long black [G] veil [G] [G] [G] She [C] visits my [G] grave where the [C] night winds [G] wail [G] [G] [G] [G] Nobody knows, no, and [C] nobody [G] sees, [C] Nobody [D] knows but me [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [G] Ladies: [G] The scaffold was high and eternity neared, She [D] stood in the crowd and [C] shed not a [G] tear [G] But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans, In a [D] long black veil she [C] cries over my [G] bones [G] All: She [C] walks these [G] hills in a [C] long black [G] veil [G] [G] [G] She [C] visits my [G] grave where the [C] night winds [G] wail [G] [G] [G] [G] Nobody knows, no, and [C] nobody [G] sees, [C] Nobody [D] knows but me [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] G C G



The Black Velvet Band The Dubliners 3/4 [F] [G7] [C] [C] Men: [C] Well, in a neat little [G] town they call [C] Belfast, Apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G7] bound And [C] many an [G] hours sweet [C] happiness, Have I [F] spent in that [G7] neat little [C] town [C] A sad mis- [G] fortune came [F] over [C] me, Which caused me to [Am] stray from the [G7] land Far a- [C] way from my [G] friends and re- [C] la [Am] tions, Be- [F] trayed by the [G7] black velvet [C] band [C] All: [C] Her eyes they [G] shone like [C] diamonds I thought her the [Am] queen of the [G7] land And her [C] hair it hung [G] over her [C] shoulder Tied [F] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band [C] Men: [C] I took a [G] stroll down [C] Broadway, Meaning not [F] long for to [G7] stay When [C] who should I [G] meet but this [C] pretty fair [Am] maid Comes a [F] tripping a [G7] long the high- [C] way [C] She was both [G] fair and [C] handsome, Her neck it was [Am] just like a [G7] swans And her [C] hair it [G] hung over her [C] shoul- [Am] der, Tied [F] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band [C] All: [C] Her eyes they [G] shone like [C] diamonds I thought her the [Am] queen of the [G7] land And her [C] hair it hung [G] over her [C] shoulder Tied [F] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band [C] Men: [C] Before the [G] judge and the [C] jury, Next morning [F] I had to ap- [G7] pear [C] The judge he [G] says to me: [C] "Young [Am] man, Your [F] case it is [G7] proven quite [C] clear [C] We'll [C] give you seven [G] years penal [F] servi- [C] tude, To be spent far [F] away from the [G7] land Far [C] away from your [G] friends and com [C] pan [Am] ions, Be [F] trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band" [C] All: [C] Her eyes they [G] shone like [C] diamonds I thought her the [Am] queen of the [G7] land And her [C] hair it hung [G] over her [C] shoulder Tied [F] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band [F] C/ G C



The Unicorn The Irish Rovers 4/4 [D] A/ [D] [D] Greg: [D] A long time ago when the [A] earth was green, and there was [A7] more kinds of animals than [D] you've ever seen, They'd [D7] run around free while the [G] earth was being born, But the [D] loveliest of them all was the A/ Uni- D/ corn. All: There were [D] green alligators and [A] long necked geese, Some [A7] humpty-back camels and some [D] chimpanzees, Some [D7] cats and rats and elephants, but [G] sure as you're born, The [D] loveliest of all was the A7/ Uni- D/ corn. Greg: Now [D] God seen some sinning and it [A] gave Him pain, And He [A7] says "Stand back, I'm going to [D] make it rain." He says [D7] "Hey brother Noah, I'll [G] tell you what to do, D/ Build me a A/ floating D/ zoo. And A7/ take some of them... All: [D] green alligators and [A] long necked geese, Some [A7] humpty-back camels and some [D] chimpanzees, Some [D7] cats and rats and elephants, but [G] sure as you're born, [D] Don't you forget my A7/ Uni- D/ corn. Greg: Old [D] Noah was there to [A] answer the call, He [A7] finished up making the ark just as the [D] rain started fallin. He marched in the animals [G] two by two, And he D/ called out as A/ they went D/ through, "Hey Lord, I got your..." All: [D] green alligators and [A] long necked geese, Some [A7] humpty-back camels and some [D] chimpanzees, Some [D7] cats and rats and elephants, but [G] Lord I'm so forlorn, [D] I just can't see A7/ Uni- D/ corn. Greg: Then [D] Noah looked out through the [A] driving rain, Them [A7] Unicorns were hiding, [D] playing silly games. [D7] Kicking and splashing while the [G] rain was pouring, [D] Oh them silly A/ Uni- D/ corns. Greg: The [D] ark started movin, it [A] drifted with the tide. Them [A7] Unicorns looked up from the [D] rocks and they cried, And the [D7] waters came down and sort of G strum floated them away, [spoken] And that's why you'll never seen a Unicorn... to this very day. All: You'll see [D] green alligators and [A] long necked geese, Some [A7] humpty-back camels and some [D] chimpanzees, Some [D7] cats and rats and elephants, but [G] sure as you're born, You're [D] never gonna see no A7/// U - A7/// ni- D/// corn. D A D



Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison https://youtu.be/UB2c-4QB5QQ 4/4 [G] [C] [G] [D] || G] [C] [G] [D] (G) Hey where did (C) we go, (G) days when the (D) rain came. (G) Down in the (C) hollow, (G) playin' a (D) new game. (G) Laughin' and a (C) runnin' , hey hey, (G) skippin' and a (D) jumpin' (G) In the misty (C) mornin' fog with (G) our (D) hearts a thumpin' and (C) you, (D) The Brown-Eyed (G) Girl (da da da (Em) da) (C) You're my (D) Brown-Eyed (G) Girl (D) (G) Now what ever (C) happened, (G) Tuesday is (D) so slow, (G) Goin' down the (C) old mine, with a (G) transistor (D) radio (G) Standin' in the (C) sunlight laughin' (G) hidin' behind a (D) rainbow wall (G) Slippin' and a (C) slidin', all (G) along the (D) waterfall with (C) you, (D) My Brown-Eyed (G) Girl (da da da (Em) da) (C) You're my (D) Brown-Eyed (G) Girl (D) Do you remember when, ah we used to (G) sing (G) Sha la la (C) la la la la (G) la la la la dee (D) dah just like that (G) Sha la la (C) la la la la (G) la la la la dee (D) dah la dee [G] dah [G] [G] [G] || [G] [C] [G] [D] (G) So hard to (C) find my way, (G) now that I'm (D) all on my own (G) I saw you just the (C) other day, (G) my how (D) you had grown, (G) Cast my memory (C) back there Lord (G) Sometimes I’m (D) overcome thinkin' bout, (G) Makin love in the (C) green grass, (G) behind the (D) stadium with (C) you. (D) The Brown-Eyed (G) Girl (da da da (Em) da) (C) You're my (D) Brown-Eyed (G) Girl (D) (D) Do you remember when, ah we used to (G) sing (G) Sha la la (C) la la la la (G) la la la la dee (D) dah (G) Sha la la (C) la la la la (G) la la la la dee (D) dah la dee [G] dah [C] [G] [D]|| [G] [C] [G] [D] G



Fields Of Athenry 4/4 [F] By the lonely prison wall, I [Bb] heard a young girl [F] cal- [C] ling [C]

Men: [F] By the lonely prison wall, I [Bb] heard a young girl [F] cal- [C] ling C/// [F] Micheal they have [Bb] taken you a- [C] way C/// For you [F] stole Trevelin’s [Bb] corn so the [F] young might see the [C] morn Now a [C] prison ship lies waiting in the [F] bay [F]

All: [F] Low [Bb] lie the [F] fields of Athen- [Dm] ry (pronounced as rye) Where [F] once we watched the small free birds [C] fly [C] Our [F] love was on the [Bb] wing We had [F] dreams and songs to [C] sing It's so [C] lonely round the [Csus4] fields of Athen- [F] ry [F]

Ladies: [F] By the lonely prison wall, I [Bb] heard a young man [F] cal- [C] ling C/// [F] Nothing matters [Bb] Mary when you’re [C] free C/// Against the [F] famine and the [Bb] crown, I [F] rebelled they cut me [C] down [C] Now you must raise our child with digni- [F] ty [F] [F] By the lonely harbor wall, she [Bb] watched the last star [F] fa [C] lling C/// [F] As the prison ship sailed [Bb] out against the [C] sky C/// For she'd [F] lives in hope and [Bb] prays for her [F] love in Botany [C] Bay And it's so [C] lonely round the fields of Athen- [F] ry

All: [F] Low [Bb] lie the [F] fields of Athen- [Dm] ry Where [F] once we watched the small free birds [C] fly [C] Our [F] love was on the [Bb] wing We had [F] dreams and songs to [C] sing It's so [C] lonely round the [Csus4] fields of Athen- F ry

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Bing Crosby 6/8 C There's a [C] tear in your eye and I'm wondering why For it never should be there at [G7] all With such power in your smile Sure a [C] stone you'd be- [A7] guile So there's [D7] never a teardrop should [G7] fall When your [C] sweet lilting laughter's like some fairy song And your eyes twinkle [C7] bright as can [F] be You should [D7] laugh all the while and all [G] other times smile And now [D7] smile a smile for [G] me When [C] Irish eyes are smiling, sure it’s [F] like a morn in [C] spring In the [F] lilt of Irish [C] laughter [A7] You can [D7] hear the angels [G] sing When [C] Irish hearts are [C7] happy All the [F] world is bright and [C] gay And when [F] Irish [G] eyes are [C] smil- [A7] ing Sure they [D7] steal your [G7] heart C/ away F C



I’ll Tell Me Ma The Dubliners

G Muffle the strings for first two lines TeeJay: I'll tell me ma when I go home the boys won't leave the girls alone. They pull my hair; they stole my comb, well that's all right 'til I get home. Ladies: [G7] She is handsome, [C] she is pretty, [G] she is the belle of [D7] Belfast City. G/ She is G7/ courtin' [C] one two three G/ please won't you D7/ tell me [G] who is she [G] Gents: [G] Albert Mooney C/ says he G/ loves her, [D7] all the boys are [G] fighting for her. They rap on the door, they C/ ring at the G/ bell saying [D7] "Oh my true love [G] are you well? Ladies: [G7] Out she comes as [C] white as snow [G] rings on her fingers and [D7] bells on her toes [G] Old Jenny Murphy [C] says she'll die if she G/ doesn't get the D7/ fella with the [G] roving eye. [G] [G] [G] [D] |[G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] G/ D/ [G] [G]

Gents: [G] Let the wind and the rain and the C/ hail blow G/ high and the [D7] snow come tumblin' [G] from the sky. She's as nice as C/ apple G/ pie and [D7] she'll get her own man [G] by and by [G7] When she gets a [C] man of her own she [G] won't tell her ma when [D7] she gets home G/ Let them G7/ all come [C] as they will, it's G/ Albert D7/ Mooney [G] she loves still. All: I'll [G] tell me ma when C/ I go [G] home the [D7] boys won't leave the [G] girls alone. They pull my hair; they C/ stole my G/ comb, well [D7] that's all right 'til [G] I get home. [G7] She is handsome, [C] she is pretty, [G] she is the belle of [D7] Belfast City. G/ She is G7/ courtin' [C] one two three G/ please won't you D7/ tell me G who G is G she



Tipperary Medley Ladies: Long way to Tipperary [G] [G] It’s a [G] long way to Tipper- [G] ary It's a [C] long way to [G] go. It's a long way to Tipperary To the A/ sweetest A7/ girl I [D] know. [G] Goodbye Piccadilly [C] Farewell Leicester [B7] Square! It's a [G] long long way to Tippe- C/ ra- G/ ry But A/ my heart D/ lies G there. D G Men: Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag [G] Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and [C] smile, smile, [G] smile, [G] While you’ve a Lucifer to light B7/ your Em/ fag, A/ Smile, boys, A7/ that’s the [D7] style. [G] What’s the use of [D7] worrying? It C/ never G/ was worth D/ while, D7/ so, [G] Pack up your troubles in your old kit C/ bag, And G/ smile, D7/ smile, G smile. D G Repeat both songs above in harmony Sentimental Journey [G] Gonna take a sentimental journey, Gonna set my [D7] heart at ease. [G] Gonna make a [C7] sentimental journey, [G] To renew old D7/ memo- [G] ries. Side By Side Oh, we [G] ain't got a barrel of C/ mon- G/ ey, [G] Maybe we're ragged and C/ fun-G/ ny But we'll [C] travel along G/ Singing a E7/ song A7/ Side D7/ by [G] side We’ll Meet Again [G] We'll meet a- [B7] gain, Don't know [E7] where, don't know when, But I [A7] know we'll meet again some sunny [D7] day. [D7] [G] Keep smiling [B7] through, just like [E7] you always do Till the [A7] blue skies drive the Am/ dark clouds D7/ far a- [G] way. G6



When You Were Sweet Sixteen The Fureys Teaching Point: The chords are not difficult, but look at them first. Till confident, suggest you just play chords till comfortable singing and playing Note: The note C/B is one note, and it is the same as Cmaj7. 4/4 G/ Gmaj7/ [Em] C/ C/B/ [Am] [D] [D] [G] D// Rex: When G/ first I Gmaj7/ saw the [Em] lovelight in your C/ eyes C/B/ [Am] I [D] thought the world held [D] nought but joy for [G] me [D] And G/ even Gmaj7/ though we [Em] drifted far a- C/ part C/B/ [Am] I [A] never dream, but [A] what I dream of D/ you C/ C/B/ D/ Ladies: I G/ love you Gmaj7/ as I [Em] never loved be- C/ fore C/B/ [Am] Since [D] first I saw you on the village [G] green [D] Come G/ to me Gmaj7/ e'er my [Em] dreams of love is C/ o're C/B/ [Am] All: I [C] love you as I [G] loved you, [Gmaj7] when you were [Em] sweet [Bm] When you were [Am] sweet. [D7]... six- [G] teen [G] G/ Gmaj7/ [Em] C/ C/B/ [Am] All: I [C] love you as I [G] loved you, [Gmaj7] when you were [Em] sweet [Bm] When you were [Am] sweet. [D7]... six- [G] teen [G] G/ Gmaj7/ [Em] C/ C/B/ [Am] [D] [D] G



The Wild Rover The Dubliners 3/4 [G] [G] [G] G/ At the end of each line in the verses, count 1 2 3 1 2 3. Eg many a year 2 3, 1 2 3 Whiskey and beer 2 3, 1 2 3

Sharon: I've [G] been a wild rover for many a [C] year [C] I [G] spent all me [C] money on [D7] whiskey and [G] beer [G] But [G] now I'm returning with gold in great [C] store [C] And I [G] never will [C] play the wild [D7] rover no [G] more

All: And it's [D7] no nay never, one two three [G] no nay never no [C] more Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover, no [D7] never, no [G] more [G]

Sharon: I [G] went in to an alehouse I used to fre- [C] quent [C] And I [G] told the land [C] lady me [D7] money was [G] spent [G] I [G] asked her for credit, she answered me [C] "Nay!" [C] "Such [G] custom as [C] yours I could [D7] have any [G] day!"


Sharon: I took [G] out of me pocket ten sovereigns [C] bright [C] And the [G] landlady's [C] eyes opened [D7] wide with de- [G] light [G] She [G] said: "I have whiskeys and wines on the [C] best! [C] And the [G] words that I [C] told you were [D7] only in [G] jest!"


Sharon: I'll go [G] home to my parents, confess what I've [C] done [C] And [G] ask them to [C] pardon their [D7] prodigal [G] son [G] And [G] when they've caressed me as oftimes be- [C] fore [C] I [G] never will [C] play the wild [D7] rover no [G] more.

All: And it's [D7] no nay never, one two three [G] no nay never no [C] more Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover, no [D7] never, no [G] more And it's [D7] no nay never, one two three [G] no nay never no [C] more Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover, no [D7] never, no [C] more [C] G/ D G



Whiskey In The Jar The Dubliners 4/4 C/// C//

Rex: As [C] I was going over the [Am] far fam'd Kerry Mountains, I [F] met with Captain Farrel, and [C] his money he was [G] countin', I [C] first produced my pistol, and I [Am] than produced my rapier, Sayin': [F] "Stand and deliver for you [C] are a bold deceiver".

All: Musha [G] ring um a doo dum a da, [hit hit hit ] [C] whack for the daddio [F] Whack for the daddy ol', there's C/ whiskey G/ in the [C] jar. [C] Rex:

I [C] counted out his money and it [Am] made a pretty penny, I [F] put it in my pocket, and I [C] took it home to [G] Jenny, She [C] sighed, and she swore that she [Am] never would deceive me, But the [F] devil take the women for they [C] never can be easy.


I [C] went into my chamber all [Am] for to take a slumber, I [F] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [C] sure it was no [G] wonder, But [C] Jenny drew my charges and she [Am] filled them out with water, Then [F] sent for Captain Farrel, to be [C] ready for the slaughter.


'Twas [C] early in the morning just [Am] before I rose to travel, Up [F] comes a band of footmen and [C] likewise, Captain [G] Farrel, I [C] first produced my pistol for she [Am] stole away my rapier, But I [F] couldn't shoot the water, so a [C] prisoner I was taken.


If [C] anyone can aid me 'tis my [Am] brother in the army, If [F] I can find his station, in [C] Cork or in Kill- [G] arney, And [C] if he'll go with me we'll go [Am] roving in Kilkenny, And [F] I'm sure he'll treat me better than my [C] old a-sporting Jenny.


Now there's [C] some take delight in the [Am] carriages a rolling and [F] others take delight in the [C] hurling and the [G] bowling but [C] I take delight in the [Am] juice of the barley and [F] courting pretty women in the [C] morning bright and early

All: a capella Musha ring dum a doo dum a da, whack for the daddy ol', Whack for the daddy ol', there's whiskey in the jar. Musha [G] ring um a doo dum a da, [hit hit hit ] [C] whack for the daddio [F] Whack for the daddy ol', there's C whis- C key G in G the C jar. G C



Tim Finnegan’s Wake The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S5UTbUSiLM 4/4 [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C/ Wake Tim [C] Finnegan lived in [Am] Walkin Street, A [F] gentle Irishman [G] mighty odd He'd a [C] beautiful brogue so [Am] rich and sweet, To [F] rise in the world he G/ carried a C/ hod You [C] see he'd a sort of a [Am] tippler's way But the [C] love for the liquor poor [Am] Tim was born To [C] help him on his [Am] work each day, He’d a [F] drop of the craythur G/ every C/ morn [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C/ Wake One [C] morning Tim got [Am] rather full, his [F] head felt heavy which [G] made him shake [C] Fell from a ladder and he [Am] broke his skull, and they [F] carried him home his G/ corpse to C/ wake [C] Rolled him up in a [Am] nice clean sheet, and [C] laid him out [Am] upon the bed A [C] gallon of whiskey [Am] at his feet and a [F] barrel of porter G/ at his C/ head [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C/ Wake His [C] friends assembled [Am] at the wake, and [F] Mrs. Finnegan [G] called for lunch [C] First she brought in [Am] tay and cake, then [F] pipes, tobacco and G/ whiskey C/ punch [C] Biddy O'Brien be- [Am] gan to cry, "Such a [C] nice clean corpse, did you [Am] ever see, [C] Tim avourneen, why [Am] did you die?", "Will ye [F] hould your gob?" said G/ Paddy C/ McGee [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C/ Wake Then [C] Maggie O'Connor took [Am] up the job, [F] "Biddy" says she [G] "you're wrong, I'm sure" [C] Biddy gave her a [Am] belt in the gob and



[F] Left her sprawling G/ on the C/ floor [C] Then the war did [Am] soon engage, [C] T'was woman to woman and [Am] man to man [C] Shillelagh law was [Am] all the rage and a [F] Row and a ruction G/ soon be- C/ gan [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C/ Wake Then [C] Mickey Maloney [Am] raised his head When a [F] bucket of whiskey [G] flew at him It [C] missed, and falling [Am] on the bed, The [F] liquor scattered G/ over C/ Tim [C] Tim revives, see [Am] how he rises, [C] Timothy rising [Am] from the bed Said [C] "Whirl your whiskey [Am] around like blazes, [F] Thanum an Dhul, do ye G/ think I'm C/ dead?" [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C/ Wake [C] Whack fol the dah now [Am] dance to yer partner [F] Around the flure yer [G] trotters shake [C] Wasn't it the [Am] truth I told you? [F] Lots of fun at G/ Finnegan's C Wake



The Orange and The Green The Irish Rovers All: Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mix-up that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green.

Marie, Jo, Sharon: Oh, me [C] father was an [Am] Ulsterman, proud [G] Protestant was he Me [F] mother was a [C] Catholic and from [G] county Cork was [C] she. They were married in two [Am] churches and lived [G] happily enough Un- [F] til the day that [C] I was born and [G] things got rather [C] tough. All: Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mix-up that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green.

Marie, Jo, Sharon: Bap- [C] tised by Father [Am] Reilly I was [G] rushed away by car To be [F] made a little [C] Orangemen, me [G] father’s shining [C] star. I was christened David [Am] Antony but [G] still in spite of that To me [F] father I was [C] Billy while me [G] mother called me [C] Pat. All: Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mix-up that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green.

Marie, Jo, Sharon: With [C] mother every [Am] Sunday to [G] Mass I’d proudly stoll And [F] after that the [C] orange Lodge would [G] try to save me [C] soul. And both sides tried to [Am] claim me, but [G] I was smart because I’d [F] play the flute, I’d [C] play the harp de- [G] pending were I [C] was All: Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mix-up that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green.

Marie, Jo, Sharon: One [C] day me Ma's re- [Am] lations came [G] round to visit me. Just [F] as my father's [C] kinfolk were [G] sitting down to [C] tea. We tried to smooth things [Am] over, but they [G] all began to fight. And [F] me, being strictly [C] neutral, I kicked [G] everyone in [C] sight. All: Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mix-up that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green.

Marie, Jo, Sharon: My [C] parents never could a- [Am] gree a- [G] bout my type of school. My [F] learning was all [C] done at home, that's [G] why I'm such a [C] fool. They've both passed on, God [Am] rest 'em, but [G] I was left between That [F] awful colour [C] problem of the [G] Orange and the [C] Green. All: Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mix-up that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green. Me F father was an C Orangemen, me G mother she was C green.



Galway Girl Steve Earle 4/4 [D] [D]

Rex: D] Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk On a D/ day -I- A/ ay-I- [G] ay [D] I met a little girl and we stopped to talk On a fine soft A/ day-I- D/ ay

All: And I G/ ask you, [D] friend, what's a G/ fella to [D] do [D] 'Cause her Bm/ hair was A/ black and her G/ eyes were [D] blue And I G/ knew right [D] then I'd be G/ takin' a [D] whirl 'Round the Bm/ Salthill A/ Prom with a G/ Galway [D] girl [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] || G/ D/ A/ D/ [A] A/ D

Rex: [D] We were halfway there when the rain came down On a D/ day -I- A/ ay-I- [G] ay And she [D] asked me up to her flat downtown On a fine soft A/ day-I- D/ ay

All: And I G/ ask you, [D] friend, what's a G/ fella to [D] do [D] 'Cause her Bm/ hair was A/ black and her G/ eyes were [D] blue So I G/ took her hand [D] and I G/ gave her a [D] twirl How I Bm/ lost my A/ heart to a G/ Galway [D] girl [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] || G/ D/ A/ D/ [A] A/ D [G] [G] [D] [A] ||G/ D/ A/ D/ [A] D D D

Rex: [D] When I woke up I was all alone [D] [D] With a Bm/ broken A/ heart and a G/ ticket [D] home

All:

And I G/ ask you [D] now, tell me G/ what would you [D] do If her Bm/ hair was A/ black and her G/ eyes were [D] blue I've G/ traveled [D] around I've been all G/ over this [D] world [D] Boys I ain't Bm/ never seen A/ nothin' like a G/ Galway [D] girl [D] [D] [D] [G] [D] || G/ D/ A/ D/ [A] A/ D [G] [G] [D] [A] ||G/ D/ A/ D/ [A] D D D



Mac Namara’s Band Bing Crosby 4/4 Keith: [G] My name is Mac Namara, I'm the leader of a band, And C/ though we're small in G/ number, we're the A7/ best in all the D7/ land. Of [G] course I'm the con- ductor and I've often had to play With C/ all the fine G/ musicians that you A7 read a- D7 bout to- G day. All: The [G] drums they bang, the cymbals clang, the horns they blaze away, Mac- C/ Carthy puffs the G/ old bassoon, Doyle and A7/ I the pipes does D7/ play. [G] Hennessey tuteily tootles the flute, the music is something grand, And a C/ credit to ould G/ Ireland's boys is A7 Mac D7 Namara's G/ Band. Keith: [G] Whenever an e- lection's on we play on either side, And C/ the way we play the G/ fine ould airs fills A7/ every heart with D7/ pride. If [G] dear Tom Moore was living now he'd make them under- stand That C/ none can do him G/ justice like ould A7 Mac D7 Namara's G Band. All: The [G] drums they bang, the cymbals clang, the horns they blaze away, Mac- C/ Carthy puffs the G/ old bassoon, Doyle and A7/ I the pipes does D7/ play. [G] Hennessey tuteily tootles the flute, the music is something grand, And a C/ credit to ould G/ Ireland's boys is A7 Mac D7 Namara's G/ Band. Keith: [G] We play for fairs or weddings and for every County Ball, And at C/ any great man's G/ funeral we A7/ play "The Dead March in D7/ Saul." When [G] General Grant to Ireland came he shook me by the hand, And C/ said he never G/ heard the like of ould A7 Mac D7 Namara's G Band. All: The [G] drums they bang, the cymbals clang, the horns they blaze away, Mac- C/ Carthy puffs the G/ old bassoon, Doyle and A7/ I the pipes does D7/ play. [G] Hennessey tuteily tootles the flute, the music is something grand, And a C/ credit to ould G/ Ireland's boys is A7 Mac D7 Namara's G/ Band. Keith: Just [G] now we are practicing for a very grand affair, It's an C/ annual cele- G/ bration, all the A7/ gentry will be D7/ there. The [G] girls and boys will all turn out with flags and colours grand, And in C/ front of the pro- G/ cession will be A7 Mac D7 Namara's G/ Band. All: [G] My name is Mac Namara, I'm the leader of a band, And C/ though we're small in G/ number, we're the A7/ best in all the D7/ land. Of [G] course I'm the con- ductor and I've often had to play With C/ all the fine G/ musicians that you A7 read a- D7 bout to- G day. All: The [G] drums they bang, the cymbals clang, the horns they blaze away, Mac- C/ Carthy puffs the G/ old bassoon, Doyle and A7/ I the pipes does D7/ play. [G] Hennessey tuteily tootles the flute, the music is something grand, And a C/ credit to ould G/ Ireland's boys is A7/// Mac Na- D7/// mara's G/ Band. C/ G C G



The Bricklayer’s Song (TeeJay to sing – Everybody play) Ok, F/ Here’s a song about an Bb/ Irishman who had a C/ bit of bad luck F/ And I’ve been [F] told that this is a true story… Dear [F] Sir I write this note to you to C/ tell you of my F/ plight For Bb/ at the time of F/ writing it I'm [C] not a pretty sight Bb/ My body is all F/ black and blue, C/ my face a deathly Bb/ grey And I F/ write this note to Bb/ tell you why I am C/ not at work to- [F] day [F] While working on the fourteenth floor some C/ bricks I had to F/ clear But Bb/ tossing them down from F/ such a height was [C] not a good idea The Bb/ foreman wasn't F/ very pleased he C/ is an arkward Bb/ sod And he F/ said I had to Bb/ cart them down the C/ ladder in me [F] hod Now [F] shifting all these bricks by hand it C/ was so very F/ slow So I Bb/ hoisted up a F/ barrel and [C] se- cured a rope below But Bb/ in me haste to F/ do the job, I C/ was too blind to Bb/ see That a F/ barrel full of Bb/ building bricks was C/ heavier than [F] me [F#] And [F#] so when I untied the rope the C#/ barrel fell like F#/ lead And B/ clinging tightly F#/ to the rope I [C#] started up instead I B/ shot up like a F#/ rocket, and to C#/ my dismay I B/ found That F#/ halfway up I B/ met the bloody C#/ barrel coming [F#] down Well the [F#] barrel broke me shoulder as C#/ to the ground it F#/ sped And B/ when I reached the F#/ top I banged the [C#] pulley with me head But I B/ clung on tightly F#/ numb with shock from C#/ this almighty B/ blow While the F#/ barrel spilled out B/ half it's bricks some C#/ fourteen floors be- [F#] low [F#] When these bricks had fallen from the C#/ barrel to the F#/ floor I B/ then outweighed the F#/ barrel and so [C#] started down once more But I B/ clung on tightly F#/ to the rope me C#/ body racked with B/ pain And F#/ halfway down I B/ met the bloody C#/ barrel once a- [F#] gain [G] Now the [G] force of this collision halfway D/ down the office G/ block Caused C/ multiple ab- G/ rasions and a [D] nasty case of shock But I C/ clung on tightly G/ to the rope as D/ I fell towards the C/ ground And I G/ landed on the C/ broken bricks the D/ barrel had scattered [G] round. [G] Now as I lay there on the ground I D/ thought I'd passed the G/ worst But the C/ barrel hit the G/ pulley wheel and [D] then the bottom burst A C/ shower of bricks rained G/ down on me I D/ didn't have a C/ hope For G/ as I lay there C/ bleeding I let D/ go of the bloody [G] rope [G] The barrel being unsecured then D/ started down once G/ more And it C/ landed right a- G/ cross me as [D] I lay there on the floor It C/ broke three ribs and G/ my left arm and D/ I can only C say pause That I G/ hope you under- C/ stand why Murphy’s D NOT at work to- G day

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