Dave Van Ronk

Brian Olynne

Dave Van Ronk


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CAPO 2
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[Verse 1]
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Bryan O'Lynn had no britches to wear
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He bought him a sheepskin to make him a pair,
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With the skinny side out and the woolly side in,
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"Whoo, they're pleasant and cool." says Brian O'Lynn.

[Chorus]
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Shawla guh hawla guh thamma guh thoo
G
Shawla guh hawla guh thamma guh thoo
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Shawla guh hawla guh thamma guh thoo
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Balli shly gattery howsh munnaveen.

[Verse 2]
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Brian O'Lynn and his mother and brother
     G
They all ran over the bridge together
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The bridge it fell down and they all tumbled in
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"We'll drown at the bottom," says Brian O'Lynn

[Verse 3]
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Brian O'Lynn went a courtin' one night
       G
And he set both the mother and daughter to fight
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To fight over him they both stripped to the skin
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"Well I'll marry ye both," says Brian O'Lynn

[Verse 4]
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Brian O'Lynn and the wife and wife's mother
     G
They all jumped into the bed together
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The sheets was out and the blankets were thin
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"I'll sleep in the middle," says Brian O'Lynn