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Down By The Liffeyside Lyrics And Chords

Down by the Liffeyside sheet music for tin whistle included plus the guitar tab. Written by Peadar Kearney and recorded by The Wolfe Tones and by The Dubliners. Another song about The River Liffey
​is Flow Liffey Waters .
 [C]Twas down by[Dm] Anna[G] Lif[C]fey, my [Am]love and[F] I did [C]stray
Where in the good old[Am] slushy[G] mud the sea gulls[G7] sport and [C]play.
We got the whiff of[Am] ray and[G] chips and Mary[G7] softly[C] sighed,
"Oh[F] John, come[Dm] on for a[G] wan and[Am] wan
Down[C] by the[F] Liffey[C]side."
 
Then down along by George's street the loving pairs to view
While Mary swanked it like a queen in a skirt of royal blue;
Her hat was lately turned and her blouse was newly dyed,
Oh you could not match her round the block,
Down by the Liffeyside.
 
And on her old melodeon how sweetly could she play.;
"Good-by-ee" and "Don't sigh-ee" and "Rule Brittanni-ay"
But when she turned Sinn Feiner me heart near burst with pride,
To hear her sing the "Soldier's Song",
Down by the Liffeyside.
On Sunday morning to Meath street together we will go,
And it's up to Father Murphy we both will make our vow.
We'll join our hands in wedlock bands and we'll be soon outside
For a whole afternoon, for our honeymoon,
Down by the Liffeyside.
DOWN BY THE LIFFEYSIDE  -Wolfe Tones version

 

[D]Twas down by Anna [A]Liffey

My love and I did [D]stray

Where in the good old [G]slushy [A]mud

The seagulls sport and [D]play

We've got the whiff of [G]fish and [A]chips

And Mary softly [D]said

Oh [G]John won't you come,

For a [A]one and one

Down by the Liffey[D]side

 

And on her old me[A]lodeon

How sweetly she could [D]play

"Good-by-ee-I" and " [G]Don't you [A]sigh"

And "down by Texas [D]way"

But when she turned Sinn [G]Fein[A]er

Me heart near burst with [D]pride,

To [G]hear her play the " [A]Soldier's Song",

Down by the Liffey[D]side

 

And we'll have little [A]children

And rare them neat and [D]clean

To shout up the Re[G]pub[A]lic

And to sing about Sinn [D]Fein

To emulate their old [G]fellas

Who [A]England's laws de[D]fied

And to [G]turn their guns against the [A]Saxon huns

Down by the Liffey [D]side

 

And then two raggy [A]oldies

Together we will [D]go

The rapture there that [G]filled our [A]hearts

No poor waiter could [D]know

We filled ourselves with dou[G]ble [A]ones

And Mary sobbed and [D]sighed

"Sure I'd [G]live forever [A]eatin' chips

Down by the Liffey[D]side"
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Down by the Liffeyside lyrics
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Down by the liffeyside song guitar tab
Down By The Liffey Side chords in the key of G.

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[G]Twas down by[Am] Anna[D] Lif[G]fey, my [Em]love and[C] I did [G]stray
Where in the good old[Em] slushy[D] mud the sea gulls[D7] sport and [G]play.
We got the whiff of[Em] ray and[D] chips and Mary[D7] softly[G] sighed,
"Oh[C] John, come[Am] on for a[D] wan and[Em] wan
Down[G] by the[C] Liffey[G]side."

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Down by the Liffey side sheet music score in D Major
Down by the Liffey side sheet music score in D Major
Down by the Liffeyside sheet music for tin whistle
Down by the Liffeyside sheet music for tin whistle
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