Galway Races
Liam Clancy
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INTRO:
DVERSE 1:
F As I rode out to Galway Town to seek for recreation Dm C F On the seventeenth of August, me mind being elevated Dm C F There was multitudes assembled with their tickets at the station Dm C Dm Me eyes began to dazzle and I going to see the races
CHORUS:
F C With a wack fol de dil Dm Fol de diddly idle lay___
VERSE 2:
F It's there you'll see confectioners and sugar-sticks and dainties Dm C F And lozenges and oranges and lemonade and raisins Dm C F And gingerbread and spices to accommodate the ladies N.C. And a big crúibin for thruppence to be pickin' while you're able
CHORUS:
F C With a wack fol de dil Dm Fol de diddly idle lay___
VERSE 3:
F And there you'll see the pipers and the fiddlers competing Dm C F And nimble footed dancers and they're tripping on the daisies Dm C F And others crying "Cigars and lights" and bills for all the races Dm C Dm With the colours of the jockeys and the price and horses ages
CHORUS:
F C With me wack fol de dil Dm Fol de diddly idle lay___
VERSE 4:
F It's there you'll see the jockeys and they mounted on so stably Dm C F The blue, the pink, the red, the green, the emblem of our nation Dm C F When the bell was rung for starting, all the horses seemed impatient Dm C Dm I thought they never stood on ground, their speed was so amazing
CHORUS:
F C With a wack fol de dil Dm Fol de diddly idle lay___
VERSE 4:
F There was half a million people there of all denominations Dm C N.C. F The Catholic, the Protestant, the Jew and Presbyterian Dm C F There was yet no animosity, no matter what persuasion Dm C Dm But fortune, hospitality, inducing fresh acquaintance
CHORUS:
F C With me wack fol de dil Dm Fol de diddly idle lay___
CHORUS:
F C Ah, with me wack fol de dil Dm C Dm Fol de diddly idle lay____
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