Tom: Am
Am Am C F C G Em G Am Am C F C G Am Am
[Verse 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.
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
C G Am
[Verse 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.
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
C G Am
[Verse 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 carouse.
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.
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Am Am C F C G Em G Am Am C F C G Am Am
[Verse 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 likewise,
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.
[Chorus]
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
