Paddy Lie Back Irish song lyrics and guitar chords

A traditional Irish song recorded by The Wolfe Tones, also by The Dublin City Ramblers, Sons Of Erin. Sea Shanty.  .

T'was[G] a cold and frosty[C] morning in Sep[G]tem[Em]ber
And[G] all of me money it was[A] spent,,[D]
Where it[G] went to oh[C] Lord I cant re[G]mem[Em]ber
So[G] down to the[D] shipping office[G] went
[Chorus]
Oh[G] Paddy lie[C] back,oh Paddy lie back,
Take in your[G] slack,take in your slack
Take your turn put[Em] on your hats and jump fo[A]r board,,[D]
About[G] ship's for[C] England boys be[G] handy
For we'er[G] bound for Valp[C]arai so in the[G] morn
[2]
Last night there was a great demand for sailors
For the colonies for Frisco and for France
So I slipped aboard a lively barque,the Hotspur
And was paralytic drunk before before we went
[3]
There were Frenchmen,there were Germans there were Russians
There were jolly jacks came just across from from France
And not one of them could speak a word of English
But they'd awnser to the name of Bill or Dan
[4]
I woke up in the morning sick and sore
I wished I'd never sailed to sea once more
When a voice it came thundering through the floor
Get up and pay attention to your name
[5]
Well I wished that I was safely in the boozer
With Molly or with peggy on me knee
And I know exactly what I'd like to do now
And if you were here you'd do the same as me

Here's the chords in the key of C
​T'was[C] a cold and frosty[F] morning in Sep[C]tem[Am]ber
And[C] all of me money it was[D] spent[G]
Where it[C] went to oh[F] Lord I cant re[C]mem[Am]ber
So[C] down to the[G] shipping office[C] went

Oh[C] Paddy lie[F] back,oh Paddy lie back,
Take in your[C] slack,take in your slack
Take your turn put[Am] on your hats and jump fo[D]r board[G]
About[C] ship's for[F] England boys be[C] handy
For we'er[C] bound for Valp[F]arai so in the[C] morn

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