Dear Old Donegal Lyrics And Guitar Chords

To play along with Dermot Hegarty use the first set of chords. I have given the chords for the key of G also. If they don't suit your voice, try a capo. [ Genre = Irish folk song lyrics ] Home To Donegal By Nathan Carter is on the site also. The sheet music is included. The song was also recorded by Ruby Murry and Bing Crosby. Bing, in his day covered lots of the old Irish folk songs including Galway Bay Song . He was the first big international singer to cover this song. So who wrote Dear Old Donegal ? It was written by Steve Graham around 1942.

[D]It seems like only yesterday
I [G]sailed from out of [D]Cork
A wanderer from [E]Erin's isle
I landed in New [A]York
There [D]wasn't a soul to greet me there
A [G]stranger on your [D]shore
But [G]Irish luck was [D]with me here
And riches came galore
And [G]now that I'm going back again
To [D]dear old Erin's isle
My friends will meet me on the pier
And [E]greet me with a smile
Their [D]faces, sure, I've almost forgot
I've [G]been so long a[D]way
But me mother will intro[E]duce them all
And this to me will [A]say

Shake [D]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy
And [G]there's is your sister, Kate
Sure [D]she's the girl you used to swing
Down [E]by the garden gate
Shake [D]hands with all of the neighbours
And [G]kiss the colleens [D]all
You're as [G]welcome as the [D]flowers in May
To [E]dear old Donne[D]gal

Instrumental. Play just the D Chord

[D]They'll give a party when I go home
They'll [G]come from near and [D]far
They'll line the roads for [E]miles and miles
With [E]Irish jauntin' [A]cars
The [D]whiskey flow and we'll be gay
We'll [G]fill your hearts with [D]joy
The piper'll play an [E]Irish tune
To greet the Yankee [D]boy
We'll [G]dance and sing the whole night long
Such [D]fun as never seen
The lads'll be decked in [E]corduroy
The colleens wearin' [D]green
There'll be thousands there that I never saw
I've [G]been so long away
But me mother will intro[E]duce them all
And this to me will [D]say

Shake [D]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy
And [G]there's is your sister, Kate
Sure [D]she's the girl you used to swing
Down [E]by the garden gate
Shake [D]hands with all of the neighbours
And [G]kiss the colleens [D]all
You're as [G]welcome as the [D]flowers in May
To [E]dear old Donne[D]gal

[D]Meet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan
Duffy, McCuffy, Ma[A]lachy, Mahone
[D]Rafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, Connelly
Dooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, Malone
Madigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, Flanihan
Fagan, O'Hagan, O'Hoolihan, Flynn
Shanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, Hogarty
Kelly, O'Kelly, McGuinness, McGuinn

Shake [D]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy
And [G]there's is your sister, Kate
Sure [D]she's the girl you used to swing
Down [E]by the garden gate
Shake [D]hands with all of the neighbours
And [G]kiss the colleens [D]all
You're as [G]welcome as the [D]flowers in May
To [E]dear old Donne[D]gal

Here are the chords in the key of G
[G]It seems like only yesterday
I [C]sailed from out of [G]Cork
A wanderer from [A]Erin's isle
I landed in New [D]York
There [G]wasn't a soul to greet me there
A [C]stranger on your [G]shore
But [C]Irish luck was [G]with me here
And riches came galore
And [C]now that I'm going back again
To [G]dear old Erin's isle
My friends will meet me on the pier
And [A]greet me with a smile
Their [G]faces, sure, I've almost forgot
I've [C]been so long a[G]way
But me mother will intro[A]duce them all
And this to me will [D]say

Shake [G]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy
And [C]there's is your sister, Kate
Sure [G]she's the girl you used to swing
Down [A]by the garden gate
Shake [G]hands with all of the neighbours
And [C]kiss the colleens [G]all
You're as [C]welcome as the [G]flowers in May
To [A]dear old Donne[G]gal

Instrumental. Play just the G Chord

[G]They'll give a party when I go home
They'll [C]come from near and [G]far
They'll line the roads for [A]miles and miles
With [A]Irish jauntin' [D]cars
The [G]whiskey flow and we'll be gay
We'll [C]fill your hearts with [G]joy
The piper'll play an [A]Irish tune
To greet the Yankee [G]boy
We'll [C]dance and sing the whole night long
Such [G]fun as never seen
The lads'll be decked in [A]corduroy
The colleens wearin' [G]green
There'll be thousands there that I never saw
I've [C]been so long away
But me mother will intro[A]duce them all
And this to me will [G]say

Shake [G]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy
And [C]there's is your sister, Kate
Sure [G]she's the girl you used to swing
Down [A]by the garden gate
Shake [G]hands with all of the neighbours
And [C]kiss the colleens [G]all
You're as [C]welcome as the [G]flowers in May
To [A]dear old Donne[G]gal

[G]Meet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan
Duffy, McCuffy, Ma[D]lachy, Mahone
[G]Rafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, Connelly
Dooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, Malone
Madigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, Flanihan
Fagan, O'Hagan, O'Hoolihan, Flynn
Shanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, Hogarty
Kelly, O'Kelly, McGuinness, McGuinn

Shake [G]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy
And [C]there's is your sister, Kate
Sure [G]she's the girl you used to swing
Down [A]by the garden gate
Shake [G]hands with all of the neighbours
And [C]kiss the colleens [G]all
You're as [C]welcome as the [G]flowers in May
To [A]dear old Donne[G]gal

Dear old Donegal lyrics

Dear old Donegal original sheet music by Bing Crosby