Roisin the Beau --- trad.

 

I’ve [G]traveled this wide world over,

And now to another I [Em]go.

And I [G]know that good quarters are waiting

[C]To [G]welcome old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

To [G]welcome old Roisin the [C]Beau.

To [G]welcome old Roisin the [Em]Beau.

And I [G]know that good quarters are waiting

[C]To [G]welcome old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

 

When I’m [G]dead and laid out on the counter,

A voice you will hear from be-[Em]low.

Saying, [G] “Send down a hogshead of whiskey

[C]To [G]drink with old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.”

To [G]drink with old Roisin the [C]Beau.

To [G]drink with old Roisin the [Em]Beau.

Saying, [G] “Send down a hogshead of whiskey

[C]To [G]drink with old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.”

 

And [G]get a half-dozen stout fellows

And line them all up in a [Em]row.

Let them [G]drink out of half-gallon bottles

[C]To the [G]mem’ry of [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

        To the [G]mem’ry of Roisin the [C]Beau.

        To the [G]mem’ry of Roisin the [Em]Beau.

        Let them [G]drink out of half-gallon bottles

[C]To the [G]mem’ry of [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

 

[G]Get this half-dozen stout fellows

And let them all stagger and [Em]go,

And [G]dig a great hole in the meadow

[C]And [G]in it put [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

        And [G]in it put Roisin the [C]Beau

        And [G]in it put Roisin the [Em]Beau

        Go [G]dig a great hole in the meadow

[C]And [G]in it put [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

  

There’s [G]many the lass I’ve encountered

Who was eager to give me a [Em]go.

I [G]fear that the next generation

[C]Will re-[G]semble old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

        Re-[G]semble old Roisin the [C]Beau.

        Re-[G]semble old Roisin the [Em]Beau.

        I [G]fear that the next generation

[C]Will re-[G]semble old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

 

Now [G]get ye a couple of bottles,

Put one at me head and me [Em]toe.

With a [G]diamond ring scratch upon them

[C]The [G]name of old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

        The [G]name of old Roisin the [C]Beau.

        The [G]name of old Roisin the [Em]Beau.

        With a [G]diamond ring scratch upon them

[C]The [G]name of old [D7]Roisin the [G]Beau.

 

[key change]

I [A]feel that old tyrant approaching,

That cruel, remorseless old [F#m]foe.

And I [A]lift up my glass in his honour –

[D]Have a [A]drink with old [E7]Roisin the [A]Beau.

        Have a [A]drink with old Roisin the [D]Beau.

        Have a [A]drink with old Roisin the [F#m]Beau.

        I [A]lift up my glass in his honour –

[D]Have a [A]drink with old [E7]Roisin the [A]Beau.

        Have a [A]drink with old Roisin the [D]Beau, me lads.

        Have a [A]drink with old Roisin the [F#m]Beau.

        I [A]lift up my glass in his honour –

        [D]Have a [A]drink with old [E7]Roisin the [A]Beau.

 

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