Newport Town Lyrics Chords And Sheet Music
Dear Old Newport Town was written by Michael Bourke. It was recorded by Ryans Fancy. The sheet music was worked out by Mix O'Lydian over at The Session music site. The song was also recorded by Louise Morrissey, Dennis Ryan And Dennis Carey. The youtube video is by Ryans Fancy and they play it in the key of Eb, as that key is too difficult for most singers I transposed it down a notch to D. I have also given a set of chords in the key of G. Mist Upon The Morning Song is another of Ryan's Fancy songs here.
[D]Here by the Mulcair [C]banks I [D]stray,
'Neath the lovely [G]flowers in [D]June;
The [A]birds were [D]singing merri[A]ly,
And the meadow's [D]in full [A]bloom.
When on my [D]boyhood days I [A]think,
Sure, the tears come rolling down;
For it's [D]in the morning [C]I must [D]leave you,
Dear old [G]Newport [D]town.
[D]How lonely is the [C]pigeon's [D]coo,
And sad the [G]blackbird's [D]lae;
Or [A]loud and [D]high the thrush's [A]call,
On a [D]bright, long summer's [A]day.
There I'll sit [D]down and cry my [A]fill,
Till the flood comes rushing down,
And [D]dashes through the [C]ivy [D]bridge,
In dear old [G]Newport [D]town.
Tipperary's hills and dells farewell,
From you I now must part;
I'll ne'er again roam Cullen's Grove,
Sure the thought near breaks my heart.
When I think of the hurling and the dance,
And Keeper's summit brown;
And the days I fished in the tern hole
In dear old Newport town.
Farewell a while, sweet Gortnanoe,
Where I ofttimes chased the hare,
Through Cathar Hills and Carrowkeale,
And Cully's mountains bare.
And sweet Clare Glens it's flowery dells,
Where I oft roamed up and down;
With the boys and girls who now are far
From dear old Newport town.
Adieu, adieu, sweet Newport town,
Once more I'll say adieu;
For many's the pleasant day I spent,
With comrades loyal and true.
And if God spares me I'll return,
To where the Mulcair waters flow;
And when I die my bones will lie
In dear old Ballymackeogh.
'Neath the lovely [G]flowers in [D]June;
The [A]birds were [D]singing merri[A]ly,
And the meadow's [D]in full [A]bloom.
When on my [D]boyhood days I [A]think,
Sure, the tears come rolling down;
For it's [D]in the morning [C]I must [D]leave you,
Dear old [G]Newport [D]town.
[D]How lonely is the [C]pigeon's [D]coo,
And sad the [G]blackbird's [D]lae;
Or [A]loud and [D]high the thrush's [A]call,
On a [D]bright, long summer's [A]day.
There I'll sit [D]down and cry my [A]fill,
Till the flood comes rushing down,
And [D]dashes through the [C]ivy [D]bridge,
In dear old [G]Newport [D]town.
Tipperary's hills and dells farewell,
From you I now must part;
I'll ne'er again roam Cullen's Grove,
Sure the thought near breaks my heart.
When I think of the hurling and the dance,
And Keeper's summit brown;
And the days I fished in the tern hole
In dear old Newport town.
Farewell a while, sweet Gortnanoe,
Where I ofttimes chased the hare,
Through Cathar Hills and Carrowkeale,
And Cully's mountains bare.
And sweet Clare Glens it's flowery dells,
Where I oft roamed up and down;
With the boys and girls who now are far
From dear old Newport town.
Adieu, adieu, sweet Newport town,
Once more I'll say adieu;
For many's the pleasant day I spent,
With comrades loyal and true.
And if God spares me I'll return,
To where the Mulcair waters flow;
And when I die my bones will lie
In dear old Ballymackeogh.
Here an alternative set of chords in the key of G.
[G]Here by the Mulcair [F]banks I [G]stray,
'Neath the lovely [C]flowers in [G]June;
The [D]birds were [G]singing merri[D]ly,
And the meadow's [G]in full [D]bloom.
When on my [G]boyhood days I [D]think,
Sure, the tears come rolling down;
For it's [G]in the morning [F]I must [G]leave you,
Dear old [C]Newport [G]town.
[G]How lonely is the [F]pigeon's [G]coo,
And sad the [C]blackbird's [G]lae;
Or [D]loud and [G]high the thrush's [D]call,
On a [G]bright, long summer's [D]day.
There I'll sit [G]down and cry my [D]fill,
Till the flood comes rushing down,
And [G]dashes through the [F]ivy [G]bridge,
In dear old [C]Newport [G]town.
[G]Here by the Mulcair [F]banks I [G]stray,
'Neath the lovely [C]flowers in [G]June;
The [D]birds were [G]singing merri[D]ly,
And the meadow's [G]in full [D]bloom.
When on my [G]boyhood days I [D]think,
Sure, the tears come rolling down;
For it's [G]in the morning [F]I must [G]leave you,
Dear old [C]Newport [G]town.
[G]How lonely is the [F]pigeon's [G]coo,
And sad the [C]blackbird's [G]lae;
Or [D]loud and [G]high the thrush's [D]call,
On a [G]bright, long summer's [D]day.
There I'll sit [G]down and cry my [D]fill,
Till the flood comes rushing down,
And [G]dashes through the [F]ivy [G]bridge,
In dear old [C]Newport [G]town.
Ryan's Fancy song Newport Town
Newport Old Irish Street Sign
