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Mick Maguire lyrics and guitar chords

The Clancys And Tommy Makem, The Irish Rovers, Orthodox Celts who had a massive hit with The Star Of The Co. Down song, A Traditional Song, sit down Mr. Maguire. I have included a version of the guitar chords in the same key as The Clancys play the song in with the chords in chordpro format. The sheet music notes are included. 
Lyrics And Chords In Dm

[Dm]Oh, me name is Mick Maguire and I'll[F] quickly tell to[C] you 
Of a [Dm]young girl I admired, called [C]Katy Donohue 
She was[Dm] fair and fat and forty and[F] believe me when I[C] say 
That when[Dm]ever I came [C]in at the door you could [Dm]hear her mammy say 
[F]Johnny get up from the fire, get up and give the man a seat 
Can't you [Dm]see it's Mr. Maguire and he's [C]courtin' your sister Kate 
Ah, you [Dm]know very well he owns a farm a[F] wee bit out of the town 
Arragh get[Dm] up out of that, you [C]impudent brat, and let[Dm] Mr Maguire sit down
 
Chorus 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-owdle 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-ow 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-owdle 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-ow 
Ah, you know very well he owns a farm a wee bit out of the town 
Arragh get up out of that, you impudent brat, and let Mr Maguire sit down
Now the first that I met her, was at the dance at Tarmagee 
And I very kindly asked her, if she'd dance a step with me 
Then I asked if I could see her home, if I'd be going her way 
And whenever I'd come in at the door you could hear her mammy say 
Johnny get up from the fire, get up and give the man a seat 
Can't you see it's Mr. Maguire and he's courtin' your sister Kate 
Ah, you know very well he owns a farm a wee bit out of the town 
Arragh get up out of that, you impudent brat, and let Mr Maguire sit down
 
Chorus 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-owdle 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-ow 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-owdle 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-ow 
Ah, you know very well he owns a farm a wee bit out of the town 
Arragh get up out of that, you impudent brat, and let Mr Maguire sit down
Ah, but now that we are married, sure, her mother's changed her mind 
Just because I spent the legacy her father left behind 
She hasn't got the decency to bid me time of day 
That whenever I come in at the door you'd hear the ould one say 
Johnny come up to the fire, come up, you're sitting in the draft 
Can't you see it's ould Maguire and he nearly drives me daft 
Ah I don't know what gets into him, for he's always on the tare 
Arragh just sit where you are and never you dare to give ould Maguire the chair
Chorus 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-owdle 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-ow 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-owdle 
Diddle e dowdle-owdle-ow 
Ah I don't know what gets into him, for he's always on the tare 
Arragh just sit where you are and never you dare to give ould Maguire the chair

Another version of the song

Oh, me name it is Maguire and I'll quickly tell to you 
Of a pretty girl that I admire, called Kitty Donoghue 
She's fair and fat and forty and believe me when I say 
Every time that we go courtin' you could hear her mother say
Chorus 
Johnny get up from the fire, get up and give the man a seat 
Don't you see it's Mr. Maguire and he's courtin' your sister Kate 
Ah, you know very well he owns a farm a little way out of the town 
Will you get up out of there, and take the air, and let Mr Maguire sit down
Well the first that I met her, was the Pattern at Tralee 
And I asked her very kindly, if she'd dance a step with me 
She wanted to know if I'd see her home, and with her have some tea 
Well I no sooner got inside the door when I heard her mother say
I asked her if she'd marry me, and become my darling bride 
And we are going to tie the knot, before the next Shrovetide 
When we're in our little love nest, we'll have currant cake and tae 
We'll invite her mother to visit us, I'll imagine I hear her mother say.

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