Tom: C
[Intro] Am C F C G Em G
Am C F C G Am
[Verso 1]
Am C F
I am a young fellow from the County Tyrone
C G Em G
In the town of Strabane sure I'm very well known
Am C F
For down to the alehouse I'm frequently goin'
C G Am
With Kitty and Ginny and Mary
Am C
My father rebuked me for being such a rake
Am G
And for spending me money on whiskey and cakes
Am C F
But the lassies are sweet and it's all for their sakes
C G Am
And it keeps me lighthearted and merry
[Refrão]
Am C Em G
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
Am G Em G
I will court all the lassies or at least I will try
Am C F
And I'll never conform 'til the day that I die
C G Am
Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé
( C G Am )
[Verso 2]
Am C F
If I chance for to wander on down to the fair
C G Em G
All the lassies all around me do flock on the square
Am C F
I'll pull out me fiddle and play an auld air
C G Am
And soon we're all off on the spree
Am C
There's Peggy and Jane from the banks of Loch Nee
Am G
There's Kitty and Molly down Dungannon Way
Am C F
And there's another one from Cookstown who makes me head sway
C G Am
Such a fuss they all make over me
[Refrão]
Am C Em G
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
Am G Em G
I will court all the lassies or at least I will try
Am C F
And I'll never conform 'til the day that I die
C G Am
Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé
( C G Am )
[Verso 3]
Am C F
To quarrel for riches I ne'er was inclined
C G Em G
For the greatest of misers must leave them behind
Am C F
So me money I spend with no thought in me mind
C G Am
But to kick up our heels and carrouse
Am C
For the rich never spend any gold of their own
Am G
Sure they hold it away like a dog and it's bone
Am C F
But they end on their back among nettles and stones
C G Am
And I hear there're no pockets in shrouds
[Refrão]
Am C Em G
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
Am G Em G
I will court all the lassies or at least I will try
Am C F
And I'll never conform 'til the day that I die
C G Am
Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé
( Am C F C G Em G )
( Am C F C G Am )
[Verso 4]
Am C F
Now some say I'm foolish and some say I'm wise
C G Em G
For loving the women and the whiskey like wives
Am C F
But the son of King David had ten hundred wives
C G Am
And his wisdom was highly regarded!
Am C
So I'll call for the lassies and ask them to wed
Am G
And we'll all be content in the one marriage bed
Am C F
While the rich count their gold we'll count children instead
C G Am
And we'll raise them up true and stout-hearted
[Refrão]
Am C Em G
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
Am G Em G
I will court all the lassies or at least I will try
Am C F
And I'll never conform 'til the day that I die
C G Am
Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé
C G Am
Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé
