The Rambling House Lyrics And Chords

Written and recorded by Frank Nelson. Also recorded by Patrick O'Sullivan, Dessie Hynes and Frankie Scorr. There was one word I just couldn't make out, if you know it please let me know. The chords are set to the key of A which is the way that Frank plays the song.

Intro. chords A D A E
The [A]rambling house when I was young
[D]Tunes were played and songs were sung
[A]Stories told and fully reci[E]tations
An [A]old man in the corner would sit
[D]Drawing the heartstone ? with his stick
[A]The smell of burning [E]Lamp Oil and the Porter.

chorus
[A]There wasn't any e[E]lectric light
[D]Just a turf fire burning bright
The [A]paraffin Lamp it hung down from the [E]rafters
They'd [A]talk of times before the war
[D]And the hardship times they saw
[A]For miles around you could hear the sound of laughter.

[A]The station mass was in the spring
[D]Both would gather to tell their sins
In [A]the little room beside the kitchen [E]fire
The [A]smell of paint was everywhere
The [D]Priest he didn't seem to care
He [A]blessed the house and [E]gave us all a sermon.

And[A] when the dance was held at night
[D]Girls would gather with colours bright
And [A]dance upon the stone floor 'till [E]the morning
There [A]was curran bread and pots of Jam
[D]Pipes and tobacco for the smoking clan
[A]Mugs of porter [E]drank from out of [ ? ]

There [A]wasn't any e[E]lectric light
[D]Just a turf fire burning bright
The [A]paraffin Lamp it hung down from [E]the rafters
I [A]wish that we could go back in time
[D]To the simple way of life
Alas the rambling house is gone for ever
I wish that we could go back in time
To the simple way of life
[A]Alas the rambling house is gone for ever

Out chords
A      D  A  D  A  D A D A D A

Lyrics without the chords
The rambling house when I was young
Tunes were played and songs were sung
Stories told and fully recitations
An old man in the corner would sit
Drawing the heartstone ? with his stick
The smell of burning Lamp Oil and the Porter.

chorus
There wasn't any electric light
Just a turf fire burning bright
The paraffin Lamp it hung down from the rafters
They'd talk of times before the war
And the hardship times they saw
For miles around you could hear the sound of laughter.

The station mass was in the spring
Both would gather to tell their sins
In the little room beside the kitchen fire
The smell of paint was everywhere
The Priest he didn't seem to care
He blessed the house and gave us all a sermon.

And when the dance was held at night
Girls would gather with colours bright
And dance upon the stone floor 'till the morning
There was curran bread and pots of Jam
Pipes and tobacco for the smoking clan
Mugs of porter drank from out of [ ? ]

There wasn't any electric light
Just a turf fire burning bright
The paraffin Lamp it hung down from the rafters
I wish that we could go back in time
To the simple way of life
Alas the rambling house is gone for ever
I wish that we could go back in time
To the simple way of life
Alas the rambling house is gone for ever