Artist: | The Dubliners (English) |
User: | Klaus Peter |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Irish Folk Song from c.1882 about the
intoxicating properties of Irish moonshine
or Poitín, illegal homemade whiskey.
It was written by Edward Harrigan
with music by David Braham.
G Am
Let the grasses grow and the waters flow
G D
In a free and easy way,
G Am
But give me enough of the fine old stuff
G D7 G
That's made near Galway Bay
G
And policemen all from Donegal ,
Em
Sligo and Leitrim too
G Am
We'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip
G D7 G
Of the rare ould mountain dew.
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum
G D
Skiddery idle diddle dum dum day,
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
G D7 G
Skiddery idle dum a diddle dum day.
G Am
There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill
G D
Where the smoke curls up to the sky
G Am
By a whiff of the smell you can tell right well
G D7 G
That there's poitin boys close by
G
For it fills the air with perfume rare
Em
And betwixt both me and you,
G Am
As home we roll, we can drink a bowl,
G D7 G
Or a bucket full of mountain dew.
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum
G D
Skiddery idle diddle dum dum day,
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
G D7 G
Skiddery idle dum a diddle dum day.
G Am
Now lear-ned men who use the pen
G D
Have written the praises high
G Am
Of the sweet poitin from Ireland green,
G D7 G
Distilled from wheat and rye.
G
Go away with your pills, it'll cure all ills
Em
Whether Pagan, Christian, or Jew,
G Am
So take off your coat and grease your throat
G D7 G
With a bucket full of mountain dew.
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum
G D
Skiddery idle diddle dum dum day,
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
G D7 G
Skiddery idle dum a diddle dum day.
G Am
Let the grasses grow and the waters flow
G D
In a free and easy way,
G Am
But give me enough of the fine old stuff
G D7 G
That's made near Galway Bay
G
And policemen all from Donegal ,
Em
Sligo and Leitrim too
G Am
We'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip
G D7 G
Of the rare ould mountain dew.
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum
G D
Skiddery idle diddle dum dum day,
G
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
D Em
Skiddery idle diddle dum,
G D7 G
Skiddery idle dum a diddle dum day.