Roscommon Anthem Land of the O'Connor Lyrics And Chords
Roscommon Anthem Land of the O'Connor Lyrics And Chords
Johnny Johnson & Roscommon Summer Solstice Choir sing this song in the key of C# . I have lowered the key slightly to C. If you're a novice guitar player then you'll get away with not playing the couple of gammy flat chords. This song was sent to me by Patrick Burke from Roscommon. The song was written by Paddy Lohan from Bealnamullia County Roscommon. As far as I'm aware there's not being many popular songs written about Roscommon. The most famous one would be the Rose Of Castlerea Song, well that's the one that stands out for me.
Johnny Johnson & Roscommon Summer Solstice Choir sing this song in the key of C# . I have lowered the key slightly to C. If you're a novice guitar player then you'll get away with not playing the couple of gammy flat chords. This song was sent to me by Patrick Burke from Roscommon. The song was written by Paddy Lohan from Bealnamullia County Roscommon. As far as I'm aware there's not being many popular songs written about Roscommon. The most famous one would be the Rose Of Castlerea Song, well that's the one that stands out for me.
[C]As I sit here in my rocking chair in [F]the city [F]of New York
And watch the [F]teaming masses as they [C]hurry to their work,
My [F]mind it sometimes slips away back [C]to my native [G]home
And I’m [Am]once again by [C]Shannonside [F]where kings sat [C]on their throne.
Chorus
[C]Oh! Land of the O’Conn[F]or, the coun[C]ty of my birth,
Ros[F]common you mean more to me than [C]any place on earth[G],
It [F]was within your [C]fond embrace I [F]gave out my first [C]cry[G]
And your [Em]warm [C]earth will cradle [F]me when I bid this [C]world goodbye.
2
It’s [Em]well that I re[C]call the days spent [F]in the local [C]school,
The [Am]master with his [F]sally rod that [C]helped him keep the [G]rule,
But [F]for this rod there was no need when [C]history came [G]round
And our young [Am]hearts would fill[C] with pride as [F]we sat [C]there spellbound.
3
He [C]taught us of our ancient past and [F]our great [C]history,
He [Bb]told us we [F]should not forget, or from [Ab]life’s troubles [G]flee,
And [F]as we made our [C]way through life, be it with pen or [G]hod,
To re[F]member we’re a [C]noble race from the [F]land where [C]kings once trod.
Chorus
[Ab]Oh! [C]Land of the O’Connor, [F]the county [C]of my birth,
Roscommon [F]you mean more to [C]me than any place on ear[G]th,
It was with[F]in your fond embrace I gave [C]out my first [G]cry
And your [Am]warm earth will [C]cradle me when I [F]bid this world good[C]bye.
4
Well, I travelled [G]all around the world,[C] any [F]place I could find [C]work,
I s[F]aw the good times [C]and the bad before settling in New[G] York,
[F]I’m living here this many years with [C]family and [G]friends
And we [F]reminisce on [C]times long past, when the [F]day comes to an [C]end.
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And [F]when I finally [C]pass away and [F]go to meet my [C]God,
They’ll [Bb]carry me a[F]cross the sea back to [C]my native s[G]od,
We’ll [Ab]cross the [F]rippling waters [C]wide on to Ros[Ab]common soil[C]
For [F]one last drive by [Dm]Shannon’s [F]side, to end life’s [C]weary toil.
Chorus
Oh! [C]Land of the O’Connor, the [F]county of my [C]birth,
Ros[F]common you mean more to me than [C]any place on [G]earth,
It [F]was within your fond embrace I gave[C] out my first [G]cry
And your [Am]warm earth will [C]cradle me when I [F]bid this world good[C]bye.
And watch the [F]teaming masses as they [C]hurry to their work,
My [F]mind it sometimes slips away back [C]to my native [G]home
And I’m [Am]once again by [C]Shannonside [F]where kings sat [C]on their throne.
Chorus
[C]Oh! Land of the O’Conn[F]or, the coun[C]ty of my birth,
Ros[F]common you mean more to me than [C]any place on earth[G],
It [F]was within your [C]fond embrace I [F]gave out my first [C]cry[G]
And your [Em]warm [C]earth will cradle [F]me when I bid this [C]world goodbye.
2
It’s [Em]well that I re[C]call the days spent [F]in the local [C]school,
The [Am]master with his [F]sally rod that [C]helped him keep the [G]rule,
But [F]for this rod there was no need when [C]history came [G]round
And our young [Am]hearts would fill[C] with pride as [F]we sat [C]there spellbound.
3
He [C]taught us of our ancient past and [F]our great [C]history,
He [Bb]told us we [F]should not forget, or from [Ab]life’s troubles [G]flee,
And [F]as we made our [C]way through life, be it with pen or [G]hod,
To re[F]member we’re a [C]noble race from the [F]land where [C]kings once trod.
Chorus
[Ab]Oh! [C]Land of the O’Connor, [F]the county [C]of my birth,
Roscommon [F]you mean more to [C]me than any place on ear[G]th,
It was with[F]in your fond embrace I gave [C]out my first [G]cry
And your [Am]warm earth will [C]cradle me when I [F]bid this world good[C]bye.
4
Well, I travelled [G]all around the world,[C] any [F]place I could find [C]work,
I s[F]aw the good times [C]and the bad before settling in New[G] York,
[F]I’m living here this many years with [C]family and [G]friends
And we [F]reminisce on [C]times long past, when the [F]day comes to an [C]end.
5
And [F]when I finally [C]pass away and [F]go to meet my [C]God,
They’ll [Bb]carry me a[F]cross the sea back to [C]my native s[G]od,
We’ll [Ab]cross the [F]rippling waters [C]wide on to Ros[Ab]common soil[C]
For [F]one last drive by [Dm]Shannon’s [F]side, to end life’s [C]weary toil.
Chorus
Oh! [C]Land of the O’Connor, the [F]county of my [C]birth,
Ros[F]common you mean more to me than [C]any place on [G]earth,
It [F]was within your fond embrace I gave[C] out my first [G]cry
And your [Am]warm earth will [C]cradle me when I [F]bid this world good[C]bye.
