Finnegan's Wake lyrics and chords
This a comical Irish song from around 1850s. The guitar chords are in C Major in chordpro. This is the song that James Joyce set his masterpiece ''Finnegans Wake''The song itself was brought back to life by The Dubliners. and later by The Irish Rovers [ lyrics ] and later still by Dropkick Murphys, Seamus Kennedy and The High Kings. Sheet music and tin whistle notes are included. Youtube video by The Dubliners.
Tim[C] Finnegan lived in[Am] Walkin Street, a[F] gentle Irishman[G] mighty odd
He[C] had a brogue both[Am] rich and sweet, an' to[F] rise in the [G]world he carried a[C] hod You see he'd a sort of a[Am] tipplers way but the[C] love for the[Am] liquor poor Tim was[C] born To help him on his[Am] way each day, he'd a[F] drop of the[G] craythur every[C] morn [C]Whack fol the dah now[Am] dance to yer[F] partner around the flure yer[G] trotters shake [C]Wasn't it the[Am] truth I told you?[F] Lots of fun at [G]Finnegan's[C] Wake One morning Tim got rather full, his head felt heavy which made him shake Fell from a ladder and he broke his skull, and they carried him home his corpse to wake Rolled him up in a nice clean sheet, and laid him out upon the bed A bottle of whiskey at his feet and a barrel of porter at his head Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake His friends assembled at the wake, and Mrs Finnegan called for lunch First she brought in tay and cake, then pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch Biddy O'Brien began to cry, "Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see, Tim avourneen, why did you die?", "Will ye hould your gob?" said Paddy McGee Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake Then Maggie O'Connor took up the job, "Biddy" says she "you're wrong, I'm sure" Biddy gave her a belt in the gob and left her sprawling on the floor Then the war did soon engage, t'was woman to woman and man to man Shillelagh law was all the rage and a row and a ruction soon began Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake Mickey Maloney ducked his head when a bucket of whiskey flew at him It missed, and falling on the bed, the liquor scattered over Tim Bedad he revives, see how he rises, Timothy rising from the bed Saying "Whittle your whiskey around like blazes, t'underin' Japers, do ye think I'm dead?" Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner around the flure yer trotters shake Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake. “How’s is your aul’ one? Game ball!” ________________________________________ How is your aul one means, How is you mother or wife. Game ball means fine, or good or OK Aul or sometimes spelt ''Auld'' means old. “How’s is your aul’ one? Game ball!” is an old Dublin saying. It's used a lot by ballad singers at the end of a song just as a bit of fun. See slang Irish words . Here's the chords in the key of G.
Tim[G] Finnegan lived in[Em] Walkin Street, a[C] gentle Irishman[D] mighty odd He[G] had a brogue both[Em] rich and sweet, an' to[C] rise in the [D]world he carried a[G] hod You see he'd a sort of a[Em] tipplers way but the[G] love for the[Em] liquor poor Tim was[G] born To help him on his[Em] way each day, he'd a[C] drop of the[D] craythur every[G] morn [G]Whack fol the dah now[Em] dance to yer[C] partner around the flure yer[D] trotters shake [G]Wasn't it the[Em] truth I told you?[C] Lots of fun at [D]Finnegan's[G] Wake |
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Here's the sheet music for Finnegan's Wake