Bonny Woodhall-Irish song lyrics and guitar chords

Andy Irvine -The ukulele chords are included. A traditional song. 4/4 time. guitar chords by Mike Anderson . The youtube video is Andy's tour of Germany in 2008 and is a short clip. Arthur McBride song is another of Andy Irvine's more popular recordings here. And it recent years, well especially on this site the song The West Coast Of Clare has gained in popularity.​Bonnie Woodhall sheet music and tin whistle notes now included.

Eb - play D with capo on the first fret
[D]Down by yon green [G]bushes near [D]Calder's [G]clear [D]stream
Where [G]me and my [D]Annie so [G]often have [D]been
When the [Bm]hours that flew [A]past us, right [G]happ[D]y [A]were [G]we
It was [D]little she [G]thought that a [D]soldier [G]I'd [D]be

Break: Bm - A

But it's farewell to Annie and I must away
For the King he needs soldiers and I must obey
But if providence prove kind love until I return
I will wed with my Annie near Calder's clear burn
 
On the fourteenth of August our regiment was lost
And a ball from the enemy our lines came across
O it struck me in the temple and the blood trickled down
I reeled and I staggered and I fell to the ground
 
Come here, says our captain, come here with good speed
For I fear by this bullet young Dinsmore lies dead
Two men with a stretcher did quickly prepare
And they carried me away to a hospital there
 
Break: G - A - G D Etc under tin whistle solo end on G

Cold water and brandy they poured out so free
They turned me all over my wounds for to see
But if I had my Annie to bind up my wounds
One kiss from her sweet lips would soon deaden the stoun (stoun sting]
 
Break G - A - G D Etc under tin whistle solo end on G

And it's when I am weary and think on lang syne
When I was a miner and wrought in the mine
O the tears they do trickle and down they do fall
Like the roses that bloom around bonnie Woodhall.
Outro: improv on G, end on D.

Here are the guitar chords for the key of D Major.

[G]Down by yon green [C]bushes near [G]Calder's [C]clear [G]stream
Where [C]me and my [G]Annie so [C]often have [G]been
When the [Em]hours that flew [D]past us, right [C]happ[G]y [D]were [C]we
It was [G]little she [C]thought that a [G]soldier [C]I'd [G]be

Bonnie Woodhall sheet music and tin whistle notes

Andy Irvine song Bonnie Woodhall