Fagins Wake lyrics by Foster And Allen
Daughter dear, daughter dear there's a waking in Kildare
So the lodger, the lodger is sure to be there
You know he's tall and handsome and you know he's tall and straight
Keep your legs together coming home from the wake
Mother dearest mother what an awful thing to say
I'll keep away from Fagin until my wedding day
He can kiss me and caress me he can love me for my sake
And I'll keep me legs together coming home from the wake.
Mary reached the waking house, twas young and gay she felt
Fagin sat down by the fire and he drank to the dead man's health
O grag Mo Croibh t'was sad to see the poor man on the bed
A main auld creighter when alive he's a fine man now he's dead.
At four o clock next morning they came down the old boreen
She kept admiring fagen the best she'd ever seen
Temptation proved too much for her, she let him have his way
As Fagin says the best friends get parted every day
Nine months had been and gone since Fagin rang the bell
The anxious weeks feel like months for feel of any swell
Young and foolish though they were of them I'll not retell
There was no cause to fret you see cause Mary took the pill
So the lodger, the lodger is sure to be there
You know he's tall and handsome and you know he's tall and straight
Keep your legs together coming home from the wake
Mother dearest mother what an awful thing to say
I'll keep away from Fagin until my wedding day
He can kiss me and caress me he can love me for my sake
And I'll keep me legs together coming home from the wake.
Mary reached the waking house, twas young and gay she felt
Fagin sat down by the fire and he drank to the dead man's health
O grag Mo Croibh t'was sad to see the poor man on the bed
A main auld creighter when alive he's a fine man now he's dead.
At four o clock next morning they came down the old boreen
She kept admiring fagen the best she'd ever seen
Temptation proved too much for her, she let him have his way
As Fagin says the best friends get parted every day
Nine months had been and gone since Fagin rang the bell
The anxious weeks feel like months for feel of any swell
Young and foolish though they were of them I'll not retell
There was no cause to fret you see cause Mary took the pill
The Guitar Chords. - Foster And Allen play this song in D Major.
Fagins Wake - Full Chords
Verse 1 [G] Daughter [C] dear, [G] daughter [G] dear there's a [D] waking [Em] in Kil[D]dare [G] So [D] the lodger, the [G] lodger is [D] sure [G] to be [D] there You [Em] know he's [C] tall and [D] handsome [G] and you [C] know he's [G] tall and [D] straight Keep [G] your legs togeth[Em]er [G] coming [D] home [Em] from the [G] wake
Verse 2 [G] Mother [C] dearest [G] mother [G] what an [D] awful [Em] thing to [D] say [G] I'll [D] keep [G] away from [D] Fagin [G] un[D]til my [G] wedding [D] day He can [Em] kiss me [C] and ca[D]ress me [G] he can [C] love me [G] for my [D] sake And [G] I'll keep me legs [Em] together [G] coming [D] home [Em] from the [G] wake
Verse 3 [G] Mary [C] reached the [G] waking house, [G] twas [D] young and [Em] gay she [D] felt [G] Fagin [D] sat down [G] by the [D] fire and [G] he drank to the [D] dead man's health O [Em] grag Mo [C] Croibh [D] t'was sad to [G] see the [C] poor man [G] on the [D] bed A [G] main auld [Em] creighter [G] when alive [D] he's a [Em] fine man [G] now he's dead
Verse 4 [G] At four [C] o clock [G] next morning [G] they came [D] down the [Em] old bor[D]een [G] She [D] kept ad[G]miring [D] Fagin [G] the [D] best she'd [G] ever [D] seen Temp[Em]tation [C] proved [D] too much for [G] her, [C] she let him [G] have his [D] way As [G] Fagin [Em] says the [G] best friends [D] get [Em] parted [G] every day
Verse 5 [G] Nine [C] months had [G] been and gone [G] since [D] Fagin [Em] rang the [D] bell [G] The [D] anxious [G] weeks feel [D] like months [G] for [D] fear of [G] any [D] swell Young [Em] and [C] foolish [D] though they [G] were of [C] them I'll [G] not re[D]tell There [G] was no [Em] cause to [G] fret you [D] see cause [Em] Mary [G] took the pill
Performance Tip:Since this is a lively Foster and Allen tune, you’ll want to play it with a bouncy, rhythmic 4/4 strum (down-down-up-down-up). For that authentic Irish pub sound, try emphasizing the "G" and "D" transitions—they usually happen quite quickly!
Fagins Wake - Full Chords
Verse 1 [G] Daughter [C] dear, [G] daughter [G] dear there's a [D] waking [Em] in Kil[D]dare [G] So [D] the lodger, the [G] lodger is [D] sure [G] to be [D] there You [Em] know he's [C] tall and [D] handsome [G] and you [C] know he's [G] tall and [D] straight Keep [G] your legs togeth[Em]er [G] coming [D] home [Em] from the [G] wake
Verse 2 [G] Mother [C] dearest [G] mother [G] what an [D] awful [Em] thing to [D] say [G] I'll [D] keep [G] away from [D] Fagin [G] un[D]til my [G] wedding [D] day He can [Em] kiss me [C] and ca[D]ress me [G] he can [C] love me [G] for my [D] sake And [G] I'll keep me legs [Em] together [G] coming [D] home [Em] from the [G] wake
Verse 3 [G] Mary [C] reached the [G] waking house, [G] twas [D] young and [Em] gay she [D] felt [G] Fagin [D] sat down [G] by the [D] fire and [G] he drank to the [D] dead man's health O [Em] grag Mo [C] Croibh [D] t'was sad to [G] see the [C] poor man [G] on the [D] bed A [G] main auld [Em] creighter [G] when alive [D] he's a [Em] fine man [G] now he's dead
Verse 4 [G] At four [C] o clock [G] next morning [G] they came [D] down the [Em] old bor[D]een [G] She [D] kept ad[G]miring [D] Fagin [G] the [D] best she'd [G] ever [D] seen Temp[Em]tation [C] proved [D] too much for [G] her, [C] she let him [G] have his [D] way As [G] Fagin [Em] says the [G] best friends [D] get [Em] parted [G] every day
Verse 5 [G] Nine [C] months had [G] been and gone [G] since [D] Fagin [Em] rang the [D] bell [G] The [D] anxious [G] weeks feel [D] like months [G] for [D] fear of [G] any [D] swell Young [Em] and [C] foolish [D] though they [G] were of [C] them I'll [G] not re[D]tell There [G] was no [Em] cause to [G] fret you [D] see cause [Em] Mary [G] took the pill
Performance Tip:Since this is a lively Foster and Allen tune, you’ll want to play it with a bouncy, rhythmic 4/4 strum (down-down-up-down-up). For that authentic Irish pub sound, try emphasizing the "G" and "D" transitions—they usually happen quite quickly!
