Barney Hare Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords - Folk Song

Recorded by Finbar and Eddie Furey in 1972, and by Brendan Moriarty 1992, the youtube video is by Ryan's Fancy 1974, unknown songwriter-The guitar chords are by Marc Fahrbach

Chorus
Oh, I'm (Em)Barney Hare from the (D)County Clare,
And (Bm)Ireland I was (D)born in;
I (Em)pawned me coat for to (D)take the boat,
And I (G)landed (D)here this (Em)morning.
 
Ah now, (Em)when I landed (D)on the quay,
Sure, I (Bm)found meself in (D)danger;
Some (Em)boys began to (D)follow me,
For they (G)knew I (D)was a (Em)stranger.
Says (G)one of them, "Give me that stick!"
From me he tried to snatch it;
So I (C)brought it (G)down u(Am)pon his (G)crown,
With a (Em)blow that made him (C)scratch (G)it.
 
Chorus
 
Now I (Em)walked in peace and (D)quietness,
Till I (Bm)came to the big church (D)steeple;
Says a (Em)fellah to me: "Take (D)in your feet,
Can't you (G)see you're (D)trippin' the (Em)people?"
Says (G)I to him, "Give me none of your guff."
Says he, "Give me none of your Blarney."
So I (C)hit him a (G)clout at the (Am)foot of the (G)snout,
And I (Em)says, "Remember (C)Bar(G)ney."
 
Chorus
 
Ah (Em)now, I can dance an (D)Irish jig,
Have you a (Bm)job of journey (D)work, sir?
Sure, I've (Em)got a heart as (D)big as gold,
I (G)plow the (D)fields like (Em)Turks, sir.
At the (G)harvest fair you'll find me there,
All the latest songs I'll sing, sir;
I'm (C)Barney (G)Hare from the (Am)County (G)Clare,
I can (Em)make the rafters (C)ring, (G)sir.
 
Chorus twice

Here's the guitar chords in the key of C for Barney Hare.

Chorus
Oh, I'm (Am)Barney Hare from the (G)County Clare,
And (Em)Ireland I was (G)born in;
I (Am)pawned me coat for to (G)take the boat,
And I (C)landed (G)here this (Am)morning.
 
Ah now, (Am)when I landed (G)on the quay,
Sure, I (Em)found meself in (G)danger;
Some (Am)boys began to (G)follow me,
For they (C)knew I (G)was a (Am)stranger.
Says (C)one of them, "Give me that stick!"
From me he tried to snatch it;
So I (F)brought it (C)down u(Dm)pon his (C)crown,
With a (Am)blow that made him (F)scratch (C)it.
 
Chorus
 
Now I (Am)walked in peace and (G)quietness,
Till I (Em)came to the big church (G)steeple;
Says a (Am)fellah to me: "Take (G)in your feet,
Can't you (C)see you're (G)trippin' the (Am)people?"
Says (C)I to him, "Give me none of your guff."
Says he, "Give me none of your Blarney."
So I (F)hit him a (C)clout at the (Dm)foot of the (C)snout,
And I (Am)says, "Remember (F)Bar(C)ney."
 
Chorus
 
Ah (Am)now, I can dance an (G)Irish jig,
Have you a (Em)job of journey (G)work, sir?
Sure, I've (Am)got a heart as (G)big as gold,
I (C)plow the (G)fields like (Am)Turks, sir.
At the (C)harvest fair you'll find me there,
All the latest songs I'll sing, sir;
I'm (F)Barney (C)Hare from the (Dm)County (C)Clare,
I can (Am)make the rafters (F)ring, (C)sir.

Barney Hare Song Lyrics Without The Chords.

​Oh, I'm Barney Hare from the County Clare,
And Ireland I was born in;
I pawned me coat for to take the boat,
And I landed here this morning.
 
Ah now, when I landed on the quay,
Sure, I found meself in danger;
Some boys began to follow me,
For they knew I was a stranger.
Says one of them, "Give me that stick!"
From me he tried to snatch it;
So I brought it down upon his crown,
With a blow that made him scratch it.
 
Chorus
 
Now I walked in peace and quietness,
Till I came to the big church steeple;
Says a fellah to me: "Take in your feet,
Can't you see you're trippin' the people?"
Says I to him, "Give me none of your guff."
Says he, "Give me none of your Blarney."
So I hit him a clout at the foot of the snout,
And I says, "Remember Barney."
 
Chorus
 
Ah now, I can dance an Irish jig,
Have you a job of journey work, sir?
Sure, I've got a heart as big as gold,
I plow the fields like Turks, sir.
At the harvest fair you'll find me there,
All the latest songs I'll sing, sir;
I'm Barney Hare from the County Clare,
I can make the rafters ring, sir.