Rosin The Bow Irish song lyrics and chords
The full sheet music score is in the key of D Major. The guitar tab now added. That's the version showing the letter notes.Also included is the beginner fiddle notes showing which finger to use on every string. A traditional folk song from around 1930s, recorded by The Clancys brothers [ lyrics ], also by Pete Seeger. I have included the guitar chords in a couple of versions including the key that The Clancy's play the song in the youtube video. The sheet music in the key of C is included. The ukulele chords are for the version by The Clancy Bros. And Tommy Makem Version.Rosin the bow folk song sheet music notes in Do Re Mi [ Solfege ]format now included plus the tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA..
[D]I've travelled this wide world over,
And now to[Bm] another I'll[Em] go,
For[A7] I[D] know what good quarters are waiting
[G]To[D] welcome old [A]'Rosin the[D] Bow.'
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow,'
To[D] welcome old[Bm] 'Rosin the[Em] Bow,'
[A7]For I[D] know that good quarters are waiting
[G]To[D] welcome old[A7] 'Rosin the[D] Bow.'
When I'm dead and laid out on the counter,
A voice you will hear from below,
Crying out, 'Whiskey and water
To drink to old "Rosin the Bow."
To drink...
And when I am dead, I reckon
The ladies will want to, I know,
Just lift off the lid of the coffin
And look at old 'Rosin the Bow.'
And look...
Then get a full dozen stout fellows
And stand them all round in a row,
And drink out of half-gallon bottles
To the name of old 'Rosin the Bow.'
To the name of old Rosin The Bow
Then get half a dozen young fellows,
And let them all staggering go,
And dig a great hole in the meadow,
And in it toss 'Rosin the Bow.'
And in it...
Then get you a couple of tombstones,
Put one at my head and my toe,
And do not fail to scratch on it
The name of old 'Rosin the Bow.'
The name ...
I feel that great tyrant approaching,
That cruel implacable foe
That spares neither age nor condition,
Not even old 'Rosin the Bow.'
Not even
And now to[Bm] another I'll[Em] go,
For[A7] I[D] know what good quarters are waiting
[G]To[D] welcome old [A]'Rosin the[D] Bow.'
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow,'
To[D] welcome old[Bm] 'Rosin the[Em] Bow,'
[A7]For I[D] know that good quarters are waiting
[G]To[D] welcome old[A7] 'Rosin the[D] Bow.'
When I'm dead and laid out on the counter,
A voice you will hear from below,
Crying out, 'Whiskey and water
To drink to old "Rosin the Bow."
To drink...
And when I am dead, I reckon
The ladies will want to, I know,
Just lift off the lid of the coffin
And look at old 'Rosin the Bow.'
And look...
Then get a full dozen stout fellows
And stand them all round in a row,
And drink out of half-gallon bottles
To the name of old 'Rosin the Bow.'
To the name of old Rosin The Bow
Then get half a dozen young fellows,
And let them all staggering go,
And dig a great hole in the meadow,
And in it toss 'Rosin the Bow.'
And in it...
Then get you a couple of tombstones,
Put one at my head and my toe,
And do not fail to scratch on it
The name of old 'Rosin the Bow.'
The name ...
I feel that great tyrant approaching,
That cruel implacable foe
That spares neither age nor condition,
Not even old 'Rosin the Bow.'
Not even
🎵 Rosin the Bow (in G Major, 6/8 time)
🎶 Strumming Pattern (6/8 Feel)
Think of it as a lilting two-beat waltz per bar:
(Bass ↓) (down-up)
Count: 1 2 3 4 5 6
You can alternate bass notes on each measure for movement:
For D: alternate between 4th & 5th strings
For G: alternate between 6th & 4th
For A7: alternate between 5th & 4th
This gives a gentle “boom–chuck-chuck” / “boom–chuck-chuck” feel.
🎵 Lyrics with Chords (in G Major)
Verse 1
[D]I've travelled this wide world [Bm]over,
And [Em]now to another I'll [A7]go,
For [D]I know what good quarters are [G]waiting
To [D]welcome old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
To [D]welcome old 'Rosin the [G]Bow,'
Chorus
To [D]welcome old [Bm]'Rosin the [Em]Bow,'
[A7]For I [D]know that good quarters are [G]waiting,
To [D]welcome old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
Verse 2
[D]When I’m dead and laid out on the [Bm]counter,
A [Em]voice you will hear from be[A7]low,
Crying [D]out, “Whiskey and water,
To [G]drink to old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
To [D]drink to old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'”
Verse 3
[D]And when I am dead, I re[Bm]ckon
The [Em]ladies will want to, I [A7]know,
Just [D]lift off the lid of the coffin
And [G]look at old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
And [D]look at old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
Verse 4
[D]Then get a full dozen stout [Bm]fellows,
And [Em]stand them all round in a [A7]row,
And [D]drink out of half-gallon bottles
To [G]the name of old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
To [D]the name of old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
Verse 5
[D]Then get half a dozen young [Bm]fellows,
And [Em]let them all staggering [A7]go,
And [D]dig a great hole in the meadow,
And [G]in it toss [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
And [D]in it toss 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
Verse 6
[D]Then get you a couple of [Bm]tombstones,
Put [Em]one at my head and my [A7]toe,
And [D]do not fail to scratch on it
The [G]name of old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
The [D]name of old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
🎸 Fingerpicking Tab – First Verse & Chorus (6/8 time)
Style: flowing arpeggio with thumb + fingers
Tempo: ~80–90 bpm
Feel: “1 2 3 4 5 6” (thumb → fingers → fingers)
Right-hand pattern suggestion:
p (thumb) – i (index) – m (middle) – p – i – m
Verse Fingerpicking
D Major Bm
e|----------------2---------------|----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------3---------3-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------4---------------4---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|--2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em A7
e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
B|----------0---------0-----------|----------2---------2-----------|
G|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
D|--2-----------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------|--0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D Major G Major
e|----------------2---------------|----------------3---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------0---------0-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------0---------------0---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|-------------------0-------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
Chorus Fingerpicking
D Major Bm
e|----------------2---------------|----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------3---------3-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------4---------------4---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|--2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em A7
e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
B|----------0---------0-----------|----------2---------2-----------|
G|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
D|--2-----------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------|--0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D Major G Major D Major
e|----------------2---------------|----------------3---------------|----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------0---------0-----------|----------3---------3-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------0---------------0---------|------2---------------2---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|-------------------0-------------|--0-----------------------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|------2-------------------------|-------------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
🎶 Strumming Pattern (6/8 Feel)
Think of it as a lilting two-beat waltz per bar:
(Bass ↓) (down-up)
Count: 1 2 3 4 5 6
You can alternate bass notes on each measure for movement:
For D: alternate between 4th & 5th strings
For G: alternate between 6th & 4th
For A7: alternate between 5th & 4th
This gives a gentle “boom–chuck-chuck” / “boom–chuck-chuck” feel.
🎵 Lyrics with Chords (in G Major)
Verse 1
[D]I've travelled this wide world [Bm]over,
And [Em]now to another I'll [A7]go,
For [D]I know what good quarters are [G]waiting
To [D]welcome old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
To [D]welcome old 'Rosin the [G]Bow,'
Chorus
To [D]welcome old [Bm]'Rosin the [Em]Bow,'
[A7]For I [D]know that good quarters are [G]waiting,
To [D]welcome old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
Verse 2
[D]When I’m dead and laid out on the [Bm]counter,
A [Em]voice you will hear from be[A7]low,
Crying [D]out, “Whiskey and water,
To [G]drink to old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
To [D]drink to old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'”
Verse 3
[D]And when I am dead, I re[Bm]ckon
The [Em]ladies will want to, I [A7]know,
Just [D]lift off the lid of the coffin
And [G]look at old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
And [D]look at old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
Verse 4
[D]Then get a full dozen stout [Bm]fellows,
And [Em]stand them all round in a [A7]row,
And [D]drink out of half-gallon bottles
To [G]the name of old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
To [D]the name of old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
Verse 5
[D]Then get half a dozen young [Bm]fellows,
And [Em]let them all staggering [A7]go,
And [D]dig a great hole in the meadow,
And [G]in it toss [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
And [D]in it toss 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
Verse 6
[D]Then get you a couple of [Bm]tombstones,
Put [Em]one at my head and my [A7]toe,
And [D]do not fail to scratch on it
The [G]name of old [A7]'Rosin the [D]Bow.'
The [D]name of old 'Rosin the [G]Bow.'
🎸 Fingerpicking Tab – First Verse & Chorus (6/8 time)
Style: flowing arpeggio with thumb + fingers
Tempo: ~80–90 bpm
Feel: “1 2 3 4 5 6” (thumb → fingers → fingers)
Right-hand pattern suggestion:
p (thumb) – i (index) – m (middle) – p – i – m
Verse Fingerpicking
D Major Bm
e|----------------2---------------|----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------3---------3-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------4---------------4---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|--2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em A7
e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
B|----------0---------0-----------|----------2---------2-----------|
G|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
D|--2-----------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------|--0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D Major G Major
e|----------------2---------------|----------------3---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------0---------0-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------0---------------0---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|-------------------0-------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
Chorus Fingerpicking
D Major Bm
e|----------------2---------------|----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------3---------3-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------4---------------4---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|--2-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em A7
e|----------------0---------------|----------------0---------------|
B|----------0---------0-----------|----------2---------2-----------|
G|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
D|--2-----------------------------|--2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------2-------------|--0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D Major G Major D Major
e|----------------2---------------|----------------3---------------|----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------3-----------|----------0---------0-----------|----------3---------3-----------|
G|------2---------------2---------|------0---------------0---------|------2---------------2---------|
D|--0-----------------------------|-------------------0-------------|--0-----------------------------|
A|-------------------0-------------|------2-------------------------|-------------------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Here are the guitar chords in D Major
[D]I've travelled this wide world over,
And now to another I'll[Bm] go,
And I[D] know what good quarters are [G]waiting
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow.'
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow,'
To[D] welcome old[Bm] 'Rosin the[Em] Bow,'
[A7]For I[D] know that good quarters are [G]waiting
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[D] Bow.'
Here's the chords in the key of G
[G]I've travelled this wide world over,
And now to another I'll[Em] go,
And I[G] know what good quarters are [C]waiting
To[G] welcome old 'Rosin the[C] Bow.'
To[G] welcome old 'Rosin the[C] Bow,'
To[G] welcome old[Em] 'Rosin the[Am] Bow,'
[D7]For I[G] know that good quarters are [C]waiting
To[G] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow.'
[D]I've travelled this wide world over,
And now to another I'll[Bm] go,
And I[D] know what good quarters are [G]waiting
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow.'
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow,'
To[D] welcome old[Bm] 'Rosin the[Em] Bow,'
[A7]For I[D] know that good quarters are [G]waiting
To[D] welcome old 'Rosin the[D] Bow.'
Here's the chords in the key of G
[G]I've travelled this wide world over,
And now to another I'll[Em] go,
And I[G] know what good quarters are [C]waiting
To[G] welcome old 'Rosin the[C] Bow.'
To[G] welcome old 'Rosin the[C] Bow,'
To[G] welcome old[Em] 'Rosin the[Am] Bow,'
[D7]For I[G] know that good quarters are [C]waiting
To[G] welcome old 'Rosin the[G] Bow.'
The link below is for the 5 string banjo tab in Open G tuning.
Included below is the tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA tuning.
Rosin the beau tin whistle sheet music with chords
Below is the list of sheet music and tin whistle songs that are in my ebooks. This is the largest collection of tin whistle songs ever put together.[over 800 songs ] Including folk, pop and trad tunes plus German And French songs along with Christmas Carols.
All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
Rosin the beau violin sheet music for beginners
| rosin-the-bow-piano-sheet-music.pdf |
Rosin the bow folk song piano sheet music notes in Do Re Mi format. Above is the pdf
Rosin The Bow piano Sheet Music Notes In The Key Of C Major
And Here's the tin whistle sheet music in the lower key of G Major.
Below is the full sheet music score for Rosin The Bow in the key of D Major
