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
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
[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 guitar tab and chords. There's more Irish folk tabs here .
Connie Francis Sings Irish Songs-The Album
Connie Francis is rapidly becoming a one girl singing United Nations!
This album of Irish tunes is as bright as the Emerald Isle itself, as clear as the Lakes of Killarney and more rousing than a good old fashioned donneybrook! I have traveled the length and breadth of Ireland, heard the leading Irish and Irish-American singers of the day, and no one to date has brought sech warmth and feeling to the melodies generally associated with Eire as Connie has in this album.
Although Connie has won practically every award available to a lark, I'm sure young Miss Francis will be cited by Irish organizations throughout the world when this collection of songs is played. It's that good-and better!
The reason I refer to Connie as a one girl singing United Nations is obvious. Her "Italian Favorites" albums were best sellers in the United States and abroad. And so were her "Jewish Favorites" and "Spanish and Latin American Favorites." These albums, in my opinion, have performed an invaluable service of promoting goodwill for our country wherever they have been played. Now, is only Connie would record in Russian, perhaps the young bundle of dynamite could accomplish what diplomats have failed to do for years-bring about a closer understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Connie leads this album off with an arrangement of MacNamara's Band that will have you singing and marching with her. The last good waxing of that tune was done some 20 years ago by Bing Crosby and I attended both Connie's and Bing's recording sessions for the tune.
Another tune that emerged as a leading Irish-American song about 20 years ago was Judy Garland's waxing of It's a Great Day for the Irish. Well, Connie's 1961 larking of the song is just fabulous!
If you cry easily, Miss Francis will have you in tears within seconds after she starts singing Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Mother Machree, A Little Bit of Heaven, Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra and my all-time Irish favorite, Danny Boy.
For you sing-alongers, Connie's renditions of Dear Old Donegal, My Wild Irish Rose and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling will have you in song immediately. Whether you are Irish or of Irish descent, whether you are a Connie Francis fan or not, this album is so warm, tender and stirring, it will warm the very cockles of your heart.
I predict "Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites" will be my young friend Connie's all-time best-selling album. JOHN DAVID GRIFFIN-N.Y. MIRROR P.S. After you have listened to this album, write to me if you are in favor of having Connie change her name to O'Francis.
MACNAMARA'S BAND (ARRANGED BY JOE MELE)... 2:13
MOTHER MACHREE... 2:24
MY WILD IRISH ROSE... 2:00 DEAR OLD DONEGAL... 1:48
DID YOUR MOTHER COME FROM IRELAND?... 2:05
DANNY BOY...3:25
SIDE TWO
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH... 1:45 TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (THAT'S AN IRISH LULLABY)... 2:13 HOW CAN YOU BUY KILLARNEY?... 2:02 HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA... 2:55 WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING... 2:33
A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN... 2:55
Connie Francis is rapidly becoming a one girl singing United Nations!
This album of Irish tunes is as bright as the Emerald Isle itself, as clear as the Lakes of Killarney and more rousing than a good old fashioned donneybrook! I have traveled the length and breadth of Ireland, heard the leading Irish and Irish-American singers of the day, and no one to date has brought sech warmth and feeling to the melodies generally associated with Eire as Connie has in this album.
Although Connie has won practically every award available to a lark, I'm sure young Miss Francis will be cited by Irish organizations throughout the world when this collection of songs is played. It's that good-and better!
The reason I refer to Connie as a one girl singing United Nations is obvious. Her "Italian Favorites" albums were best sellers in the United States and abroad. And so were her "Jewish Favorites" and "Spanish and Latin American Favorites." These albums, in my opinion, have performed an invaluable service of promoting goodwill for our country wherever they have been played. Now, is only Connie would record in Russian, perhaps the young bundle of dynamite could accomplish what diplomats have failed to do for years-bring about a closer understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Connie leads this album off with an arrangement of MacNamara's Band that will have you singing and marching with her. The last good waxing of that tune was done some 20 years ago by Bing Crosby and I attended both Connie's and Bing's recording sessions for the tune.
Another tune that emerged as a leading Irish-American song about 20 years ago was Judy Garland's waxing of It's a Great Day for the Irish. Well, Connie's 1961 larking of the song is just fabulous!
If you cry easily, Miss Francis will have you in tears within seconds after she starts singing Did Your Mother Come From Ireland, Mother Machree, A Little Bit of Heaven, Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra and my all-time Irish favorite, Danny Boy.
For you sing-alongers, Connie's renditions of Dear Old Donegal, My Wild Irish Rose and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling will have you in song immediately. Whether you are Irish or of Irish descent, whether you are a Connie Francis fan or not, this album is so warm, tender and stirring, it will warm the very cockles of your heart.
I predict "Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites" will be my young friend Connie's all-time best-selling album. JOHN DAVID GRIFFIN-N.Y. MIRROR P.S. After you have listened to this album, write to me if you are in favor of having Connie change her name to O'Francis.
MACNAMARA'S BAND (ARRANGED BY JOE MELE)... 2:13
MOTHER MACHREE... 2:24
MY WILD IRISH ROSE... 2:00 DEAR OLD DONEGAL... 1:48
DID YOUR MOTHER COME FROM IRELAND?... 2:05
DANNY BOY...3:25
SIDE TWO
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH... 1:45 TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (THAT'S AN IRISH LULLABY)... 2:13 HOW CAN YOU BUY KILLARNEY?... 2:02 HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA... 2:55 WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING... 2:33
A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN... 2:55