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Good people pray heed our pe-tition
D7 C
Your at-tention we beg and we crave
D D7 C D
And if you are in-clined for to listen
D7 Am7 D
An a-bundance of pastime we'll have
[Verse 2]
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We have come to re-late many stories
D7 C
Con-cerning our forefathers’ time
D D7 C D
And we trust they will drive out your worries
D7 Am7 D
Of this we are all in one mind
[Verse 3]
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Many tales of the poor and the gentry
D7 C
Of labour and love will a-rise
D D7 C D
There are no finer songs in this country
D7 Am7 D
In Scotland or Ireland like-wise
[Verse 4]
D C D
There's one thing more need be mentioned
D7 C
The dances we’ll dance all in fun
D D7 C D
So now that you've heard our in-tention
D7 Am7 D
We'll play on to the beat of the drum
