Artist: | Tommk Makem (English) |
User: | John Halstead |
Duration: | 200 seconds |
Delay: | 25 seconds |
Chord names: | Default |
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Comment: | - |
I was (D) born about ten thousand years a (A) go
In Bellmullet in the County of Ma(D)yo
It was (G) me that chased the vermin, while St. (D) Patrick preached the (Bm) sermon
And I'll (A)whoop the man that says it isn't (D)so
Chorus
Singing (D) rightful too-ra-laddie too-ra- (A) lee
There is no one who can tell a lie like (D) me
You can (G) search until you tire, you won't (D) find a bigger (Bm) liar
I've been (A) lying since the dawn of histo (D) ry
I saw (D) Eve go pickin' apples off a (A) tree
She came over and she offered one to (D) me
I (G) turned and said, "Dear madam, go (D) try your luck with (Bm) Adam
I'm going (A) home to have some fish and chips and (D) tea."
Chorus
I saw (D) Delilah cuttin' Samson's (A) hair
She snipped away until his head was (D) bare
When he (G) couldn't run away, well she (D) married him next (Bm) day
And they (A) opened a barber shop in (D) Clare
Chorus
With King (D) Billy at the Boyne I heard them (A) call
On his followers to follow till they (D) fall
Then he (G) said, "We'll win quite easy, and we'll (D) canonize, young (Bm) Paisley."
Then he (A) up and sang a verse of Derry's (D) Walls