The Bold O'Donaghue lyrics and guitar chords and sheet music,
The sheet music notes are included along with the 4 string tenor banjo chords.A traditional Irish song recorded by Johnny McEvoy and by The Clancys and Tommy Makem. along with The Irish Rovers. I have given the guitar chords in the key of G and D Major. If you ever thought about changing keys to a song try Changing Chords And Key here. It's a fairly handy way of adjusting a song to your voice. Recently recorded by folk group The Mary Wallopers.
[G]Well, here I am from Paddy's land, a[C] land of high renown
I've[D] broke the hearts of all the girls for miles round Keady[G] town
And[G] when they hear that I'm awa' they'll[C] raise a hullabaloo
When they[D] hear about that handsome lad they call Jack Dona[G]hue!
cho: For I'm the boy to squeeze her, and I'm the boy to tease her
I'm the boy that can please her, ach, an' I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll court her like an Irishman
Wi' me brogue and blarney too is me plan
With the holligan, rolligan, swolligan, molligan bold O'Donahue!
I wish my love was a red. red rose growing on yon garden wall
And me to be a dewdrop and upon her brow I'd fall!
Perhaps now she might think of me as a rather heavy dew
And no more she'd love that handsome lad they call O'Donahue!
Well I hear that Queen Victoria has a daughter fine and grand
Perhaps she'd take it into her head for to marry an Irishman
And if I could only get the chance to have a word or two
I'm sure she'd take a notion to the bold O'Donahue!
BOLD O’DONAHUE—Again, similar titles can be misleading.
There is a song from Australia, on which the popular “Wild
Colonial Boy” was based called “Bold Jack Donahue.” But this
song, presumably a music-hall boast, celebrates another form
of hero, the swashbuckling wencher, indominatable, unafraid
even of “Queen Victoria’s daughter.” The reference to Keady
town and the relish with which Makem sings the song, suggest
a great deal of personal identification with “Bold O’Donahue.”
There is a song from Australia, on which the popular “Wild
Colonial Boy” was based called “Bold Jack Donahue.” But this
song, presumably a music-hall boast, celebrates another form
of hero, the swashbuckling wencher, indominatable, unafraid
even of “Queen Victoria’s daughter.” The reference to Keady
town and the relish with which Makem sings the song, suggest
a great deal of personal identification with “Bold O’Donahue.”
The Bold O'Donaghue Chords in the key of D
[D]Well, here I am from Paddy's land, a[G] land of high renown
I've[A] broke the hearts of all the girls for miles round Keady[D] town
And[D] when they hear that I'm awa' they'll[G] raise a hullabaloo
When they[A] hear about that handsome lad they call Jack Dona[D]hue!
[D]Well, here I am from Paddy's land, a[G] land of high renown
I've[A] broke the hearts of all the girls for miles round Keady[D] town
And[D] when they hear that I'm awa' they'll[G] raise a hullabaloo
When they[A] hear about that handsome lad they call Jack Dona[D]hue!
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Bold O'Donahue lyrics
