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The Wolfe Tones written by Brian Warfield. The 5 string banjo chords are included. Don't say I didn't tell you it's loaded with oil and gas
of the coast of Donegal, we've been telling you for years. The Wolfe Tones brought out this song in seventies to highlight the potential of oil and gas off the North West coast. During the cod war between England and Iceland we played a festival which was attended by one of the 
captains of the Icelandic fleet who enjoyed the song so much it was translated by the crew as their them song. The English went to great lengths to claim the rock. They planted a flag which blew away, they painted a flag on the rock but the seagulls covered it in s... and it
can't be seen anymore. They had a squadie camp on it to say it was inhabited by them but we all know it is  Irish to the core. Brian Warfield Wolfe Tones. Also recorded by Charlie And The Bhoys, The Irish Ramblers, Celtic Rebels and The Irish Brigade.

Oh[C] the empire it is finished,no forign lands to seize,
So the[F] greedy eye of[C] England is turning towards the[G] seas,
Two[C] hundred miles from Done[Am]gal,theres a[C] place thats called Rockall,
And the[F] groping hands of[C] Whitehall are[G] grabbing at it's[C] walls.
[Chorus]
Oh[C] Rock on Rockall you'll never[Am] fall,for[C] Britains greedy hands,
Or you'll[F] meet the same re[C]sistance as you did in many[G] lands,
May the[C] sea-guls rise and pluck your[Am] eyes,and the[C] water crush your shell,
And the[F] natural gass wil[C]l burn your arse and[G] blow you all to[C] hell.
[2]
This rock is part of Ireland,for it's written in folklore,
When Finn McCool took a sod of grass,and threw it to the fore,
Then he tossed a pebble across the sea,where ever did it fall,
For the sod became the Isle Of Man,now the pebble's called Rockall.
[3]
Oh the sea's will not be silent,while Britannia,grabs the waves,
And remember that the Irish will no longer be your slaves,
And remember that Britannia well,she rules the waves no more,
So keep your hands off Rockall it's Irish to the core.

​Here are the guitar chords in the key of G

Oh[G] the empire it is finished,no forign lands to seize,
So the[C] greedy eye of[G] England is turning towards the[D] seas,
Two[G] hundred miles from Done[Em]gal,there's a[G] place that's called Rockall,
And the[C] groping hands of[G] Whitehall are[D] grabbing at it's[G] walls.

Oh[G] Rock on Rockall you'll never[Em] fall,for[G] Britains greedy hands,
Or you'll[C] meet the same re[G]sistance as you did in many[D] lands,
May the[G] sea-guls rise and pluck your[Em] eyes,and the[G] water crush your shell,
And the[C] natural gass wil[G]l burn your arse and[D] blow you all to[G] hell.

The photo above is taken from the C.I.A. world factbook Clearly the Americans think Rockall belongs to Britain. But they are wrong,the rock belongs to nobody but the Irish.

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