If I Get An Encore lyrics by Nathan Carter
written by John Farry who uses an old Christy Moore tune, Christy also had a song called Encore.
When I heard Big Tom in the Galtymore And the dancers crying out for more, I knew right then my future it was sealed. I was bitten by the showband bug and ever since that wound did not heel. When I got my first accordion I played like hell to learn a tune or two. When I got a little better, wrote me ma a good-bye letter, And I took the Irish boat from Liverpool. And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, 'Cause I love to play me old squeeze box and I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. I played Mullingar and County Clare, Dublin Cavan and Kildare, From Wexford right up to Donegal. Though we often packed the dance halls I remember one night there was no one there at all. Ah, the road is long and weary and the miles they often seem a heavy load, But there's nothing feels better, with the band on stage together, And the crowd all shouting ''Play One For The Road'', And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, It's a two way situation, 'cause I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, 'Cause I love to play me old squeeze box and I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. In the Allingham Bundoran, the tempature was soaring and the craic was 90 up in Monaghan, 'Tis a long way to the Hazel Tree, Kilarney and Tipperary, It's always good to meet and make new friends. I met all the girls in Limerick, ladies love to come along and see the show. Clonmany street is hard to beat, Castlebar Enniscourty and Carlow and Claremorris in Mayo. And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, It's a two way situation, 'cause I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, 'Cause I love to play me old squeeze box and I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. I played The Mellon and The Bushtown, The Ryandale and Cookstown, I played the famous Rainbow in Glenfarne. Derrygonnelly Antrim Newry, Sligo Moath and 'Blaney. And a wild night in Dungiven in a bar. At festivals you'll see me there, there is no gig too big no hall too small. Ah, one day I'll get my wish to play The Marquee In Drumlish, And I love the dances in the Parish Halls. And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, It's a two way situation, 'cause I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. And if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a king, 'Cause I love to play me old squeeze box and I get a lot of pleasure when I sing. |
Ref.Some place names named in the song. - Allingham Bundoran is a hotel that caters for country music
The Hazel Tree is in Mallow Co. Cork, there's also a Hazel hotel in Monasterevin Co. Kildare. Clonmany Street is a Festival in Donegal, The Mellon is a hotel in Omagh Co. Tyrone. I never hear of Ringo in Glenfar, perhaps I misheard the words in the song, Blaney refers to Castleblaney Co. Monaghan. The Marquee In Drumlish is another festival held each year in Co. Longford. Rainbow ballroom in beautiful Glenfarne is famous far and wide. It was even the original for William Trevor's "Ballroom of Romance" Here are the guitar chords. Nathan Carter plays this song in the key of Eb. Since most people don't sing in that key I transposed the song into D
[D]When I heard Big Tom in the Galtymore And the dancers crying out for more, I knew right then my [G]future it was sealed. [D]I was bitten by the showband bug and ever since that [G]wound did [A]not heel. When [G]I got my first accordion I played like hell to learn a tune or [D]two. When I [G]got a little [A]better, [G]wrote me ma a good-bye [A]letter, And [Em]I took the Irish boat from Liver[D]pool. And [G]if I got an encore I'd go home feeling like a [D]king, 'Cause [G]I love to play me [A]old squeeze box and I get a lot of pleasure when I [D]sing. |