McAlpines Fusiliers Lyrics And Chords
The Dubliners song lyrics, Written by Dominic Behan. The 5 string banjo chords are included in A Major. Guitar chords are in chordpro. This song is about Irishmen who emigrated to England to work on building sites and motorways. This one is normally associated with Ronnie Drew, but was also recorded by Luke Kelly in his hay-day and by Paddy Reilly, The Pecker Dunne, The High Kings, The Rumjacks and The Clancy Brothers. An Irish folk song. McAlpines Fusiliers Sheet Music Notes .
Poem Before McAlpines Fusiliers
It was in the year of 39 when the sky was full of lead.
When Hitler was heading for Poland and Paddy for Hollyhead.
Come all you pincher laddies and you long distant men.
Don't ever work for McAlpine for Whimpy or John Lang.
For you'll stand behind a mixer till your skin is turned to tan.
And they'll say good on you Paddy with your boat fare in your hand
The craic was good in Cricklewood we wouldn't leave the Crown
With bottles flying and Biddies crying sure Paddy was on the town
Oh mother dear I'm over here and I'm never coming back
What keeps me here is the rake of beer the women and the craic.
It was in the year of 39 when the sky was full of lead.
When Hitler was heading for Poland and Paddy for Hollyhead.
Come all you pincher laddies and you long distant men.
Don't ever work for McAlpine for Whimpy or John Lang.
For you'll stand behind a mixer till your skin is turned to tan.
And they'll say good on you Paddy with your boat fare in your hand
The craic was good in Cricklewood we wouldn't leave the Crown
With bottles flying and Biddies crying sure Paddy was on the town
Oh mother dear I'm over here and I'm never coming back
What keeps me here is the rake of beer the women and the craic.
As[A] down the glen came Mc[D]Alpines men
With their[A] shovels[E] slung be[A]hind them
'Twas[A] in a pub that they[D] drank[E] their[D] sub
And out in the[A] spike you'll[D] find them
They[A] sweeted blood and they[D] washed[E] down [D]mud
With pints and[A] quarts of[D] beer
And[A] now we're on the[D] road again
With Mc[A]Alpines[E] Fusi[A]lers
I stripped to the skin with the darkie Finn
Way down upon the Isle Of Grain
With horse face Toole we knew the rule
No money if you stop for rain
McAlpines God was a well filled hod
Your shoulders cut to bits and seared
And woe to he went to look for tea
With McAlpines Fusilers
I remember the day when the Bear O' Shea
Fell into a concrete stairs
What horse face said when he saw him dead
It wasn't what the rich called prayers
I'm a navvy short was the one retort
That reached onto my ears
When the going gets rough then you must be tough
With McAlpines Fusilers
I've worked till the sweat nearly had me bet
With Russian Czech and Pole
On shuddering jams up in the hydro dams
Or underneath the Thames in a hole
I grafted hard and I got me cards
And many a gangers fist across me ears
If you pride your life dont join by cripes
With McAlpines Fusilers
With their[A] shovels[E] slung be[A]hind them
'Twas[A] in a pub that they[D] drank[E] their[D] sub
And out in the[A] spike you'll[D] find them
They[A] sweeted blood and they[D] washed[E] down [D]mud
With pints and[A] quarts of[D] beer
And[A] now we're on the[D] road again
With Mc[A]Alpines[E] Fusi[A]lers
I stripped to the skin with the darkie Finn
Way down upon the Isle Of Grain
With horse face Toole we knew the rule
No money if you stop for rain
McAlpines God was a well filled hod
Your shoulders cut to bits and seared
And woe to he went to look for tea
With McAlpines Fusilers
I remember the day when the Bear O' Shea
Fell into a concrete stairs
What horse face said when he saw him dead
It wasn't what the rich called prayers
I'm a navvy short was the one retort
That reached onto my ears
When the going gets rough then you must be tough
With McAlpines Fusilers
I've worked till the sweat nearly had me bet
With Russian Czech and Pole
On shuddering jams up in the hydro dams
Or underneath the Thames in a hole
I grafted hard and I got me cards
And many a gangers fist across me ears
If you pride your life dont join by cripes
With McAlpines Fusilers
Ronnie Drew played this song in the key of A
Here's the guitar chords in the Key of G Major
As[G] down the glen came Mc[C]Alpines men
With their[G] shovels[D] slung be[G]hind them
'Twas[G] in a pub that they[C] drank[D] their[C] sub
And out in the[G] spike you'll[C] find them
They[G] sweeted blood and they[C] washed[D] down [C]mud
With pints and[G] quarts of[C] beer
And[G] now we're on the[C] road again
With Mc[G]Alpines[D] Fusi[G]lers
And here's the chords for the key of D
As[D] down the glen came Mc[G]Alpines men
With their[D] shovels[A] slung be[D]hind them
'Twas[D] in a pub that they[G] drank[A] their[G] sub
And out in the[D] spike you'll[G] find them
They[D] sweeted blood and they[G] washed[A] down [G]mud
With pints and[D] quarts of[G] beer
And[D] now we're on the[G] road again
With Mc[D]Alpines[A] Fusi[D]lers
Here's the guitar chords in the Key of G Major
As[G] down the glen came Mc[C]Alpines men
With their[G] shovels[D] slung be[G]hind them
'Twas[G] in a pub that they[C] drank[D] their[C] sub
And out in the[G] spike you'll[C] find them
They[G] sweeted blood and they[C] washed[D] down [C]mud
With pints and[G] quarts of[C] beer
And[G] now we're on the[C] road again
With Mc[G]Alpines[D] Fusi[G]lers
And here's the chords for the key of D
As[D] down the glen came Mc[G]Alpines men
With their[D] shovels[A] slung be[D]hind them
'Twas[D] in a pub that they[G] drank[A] their[G] sub
And out in the[D] spike you'll[G] find them
They[D] sweeted blood and they[G] washed[A] down [G]mud
With pints and[D] quarts of[G] beer
And[D] now we're on the[G] road again
With Mc[D]Alpines[A] Fusi[D]lers
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