Take Me Back To Castlebar Guitar Chords And Lyrics

From what I could find this was written by Patsy Farrell. It was recorded by rakes of lads including the bold Seamus Moore, Hugo Duncan, Farmer Dan,  Brier, and Foster And Allen. 

[G]I'm waiting for John Murphy's van
To take me [D7]to the site.
I'm working seven days a week
From morning [G]to dark night.
And [G]when I step into the van
And gently close the [D7]door,
The first thing that they'll ask me 's what
I did the night be[G]fore!


[G]Take me back to Castlebar
In the county of May[D7]o!
It's the only place in Ireland
I'm longing for to [G]go!
They greet you with a friendly smile
And bid you time of [D7]day.
When I set my foot in old Mayo
I never more will [G]stray!


[G]My boss Jack the ganger man
He talks about the [D7]times
Himself and old John Murphy
Worked deep down in the [G]mines.
He says he meets them often at
The Dorchester Ho[D7]tel.
If you want to get promotion,
Get down and dig like [G]hell.


[G]Take me back to Castlebar
In the county of May[D7]o!
It's the only place in Ireland
I'm longing for to [G]go!
They greet you with a friendly smile
And bid you time of [D7]day.
When I set my foot in old Mayo
I never more will [G]stray!.


[G]Jack from Connemara, when he gets in the [D7]hump,
sure he takes about the money he made
While working on the [G]lump.
Sure he blames old Maggy Thatcher and her government as[D7]well
He says he's made his money now and they can go to [G]hell.


[G]Take me back to Castlebar
In the county of May[D7]o!
It's the only place in Ireland
I'm longing for to [G]go!
They greet you with a friendly smile
And bid you time of [D7]day.
When I set my foot in old Mayo
I never more will [G]stray!


[G]There's another chap from Pakistan, no bigger than a [D7]Duck.
He sells his wares upon the site, they fell of the back of a [G]Truck.
He says he is a Carpenter and that might well be [D7]true.
But I've never seen him working, he must be on the[G] brew


[G]At The Duke Of York on Saturday night, McGraley does re[D7]mit,
He says he first came over here in 193[G]8
That was the year before the war if me memory serves me [D7]right,
For written on the factory wall, was '' No Irish Wanted [G]Here''

There are a few words in the song that some of the international visitors to the site may not be familiar with. ''Ganger Man'' is a sort of supervisor who is in charge of a group of men on a building site. ''Working On The Lump'' is getting paid for the amount of blocks a brick layer would lay instead of being paid by the week for example. '' Back Of A Truck'' is selling stolen goods. ''On The Brew'' means being unemployed and being paid by the state / unemployment benefit.

Check out my list of slang words .