Artist: | The Dubliners (English) |
User: | Klaus Peter |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
HOME BOYS HOME
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1 (Oh well, who) wouldn't be a sailor lad a 'Sailin' on the main
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To gain _ the good will of his captain's good name
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He came a-shore one evening for to be
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And that was the be-gin-ning of my ould true love and me
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And it's home, boys home, home I'd like to be,
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Home for a while in my own coun-tery
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Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree
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Are all a-growing green in the north countery .
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2 Well I asked her for a candle for to light me up to bed
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And likewise for a handkerchief to tie around me head
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She tended to me needs like a young maid ought to do
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So then I says to her: 'Now won't you leap in with me too?'
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And it's home, boys home, home I'd like to be,
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Home for a while in my own coun-try
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Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree
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Are all a-growing green in the north countery .
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3 Well she jumped into bed and making no a-larm
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Thinking a young sailor-lad could do to her no harm
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Well I hugged her and I kissed her the whole night long
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Till she wished the short night had been seven years a-long.
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And it's home, boys home, home I'd like to be,
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Home for a while in my own coun-tery
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Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree
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Are all a-growing green in the north countery .
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4 Well early the next morning the sailor lad a-rose
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And into Mary's apron-threw a hand_ful of gold
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Saying, 'Take this me dear for the damage that I've done
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For tonight I fear I've left you with a daughter or a son.
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And it's home, boys home, home I'd like to be,
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Home for a while in my own coun-try
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Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree
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Are all a-growing green in the north countery .
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5 'Well, if it be a girl child, send her out to nurse
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With gold in her pocket and with silver in her purse
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And if it be a boy child he'll wear the jacket blue
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And go climbing up the rigging like his daddy used to do.
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And it's home, boys home, home I'd like to be,
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Home for a while in my own coun-tery
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Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree
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Are all a-growing green in the north countery .
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6 So all of you fair maidens, a warning take by me
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And never let a sailor lad an inch above your knee
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For I trusted one and he beguiled me
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He left me with a pair of twins to dangle on me knee
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And it's home, boys home, home I'd like to be,
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Home for a while in my own coun-tery
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Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree
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Are all a-growing green in the north countery .