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The Dublin Saunter (Dublin can be heaven)

Written by Leo Maguire (1903-1985)(e *) = play A- and D-string, not E. Originally recorded by Noel Purcell in the 1940s and later by Paddy Reilly and Maureen Potter and later by Aoife Scott. Leo Maguire was a Jackeen [ Dublin Man ]who wrote over one hundred songs, his most famous being The Whistling Gypsy, Maguire was born in 1903 and died in 1985, he worked for the national broadcaster R.T.E. presenting the radio programme The Waltons Show where he played ballads for thirty years. The man who sings the song is the bold Paddy Reilly from Dublin who was the front man in The Dubliners for a few years. Paddy became famous overnight when he had a massive hit with the Pete St. John Song ''The Fields Of Athenry'' .
​I've been North and I've been South
 I've been East and West
 I've been  just a rolling stone 
  Yet there's one place on this earth
 I've always liked the best
Just a little town I call my own 

For  Dublin can beheaven
 With coffee at eleven
 And a stroll in Stephen's Green 
  There's no need to hurry
There's no need to  worry
 You're a king and the lady's a queen 
Grafton Street's a wonderland
 There's  magic in the  air
 There's diamonds in the lady's eyes
  And gold-dust in her  hair 
 And if you don't believe me
Come and meet me there
 In Dublin on a sunny Summer morning

I've been here and I've been there
 I've sought the rainbow's end
  But no crock of gold I've found
 Now I know that come what will
 Whatever fate may send
 Here my roots are deep in friendly ground

For Dublin can be heaven
 With coffee at eleven
 And a stroll in Stephen's green
  There's no need to hurry
 There's no need to worry
 You're the king and the lady's a queen
 Grafton Street's a wonderland
 There's magic in the air
 There's diamonds in the lady's eyes
  And gold-dust in her hair
 And if you don't believe me
 Come and meet me there
 In Dublin on a sunny Summer morning

 And if you don't believe me
 Come and meet me there
 In Dublin on a sunny Summer morning,
Aoife Scott Singer
Aoife Scott Singer of The Dublin Saunter
Song Lyrics With Guitar Chords
 (G) I've been North and (e) I've been South
(G)  I've been East and (e) West
 I've (G) been  just a (e *) rolling (D) stone (D7)
 (G)  Yet there's one place (e) on this earth
 I've (G) always liked the (e)best
(G)  Just a little (e *)town I call my (D) own (D7)

For (G) Dublin can be (e) heaven
 With (G) coffee at e-(e)-leven
 And a (a) stroll in Stephen's (D) Green (D7)
 (G)  There's no need to (e) hurry
(G)  There's no need to (e) worry
 You're a (a) king and the lady's a (D) queen (D7)
(G)  Grafton Street's a (e) wonderland
 There's (G) magic in the (e) air
 There's (a) diamonds in the lady's eyes
  And (D) gold-dust in her (D7) hair 
 And (G) if you don't be-(e)-lieve me
(C)  Come and meet me (a) there
 In (D) Dublin on a (D7) sunny Summer (C) mor-(G)-ning

I've been here and I've been there
 I've sought the rainbow's end
  But no crock of gold I've found
 Now I know that come what will
 Whatever fate may send
 Here my roots are deep in friendly ground

For Dublin can be heaven
 With coffee at eleven
 And a stroll in Stephen's green
  There's no need to hurry
 There's no need to worry
 You're the king and the lady's a queen
 Grafton Street's a wonderland
 There's magic in the air
 There's diamonds in the lady's eyes
  And gold-dust in her hair
 And if you don't believe me
 Come and meet me there
 In Dublin on a sunny Summer morning

 And if you don't believe me
 Come and meet me there
 In Dublin on a sunny Summer morning,



​written by Leo Maguire. Originally recorded by Noel Purcell in the 1940s and later by Paddy Reilly and Maureen Potter. Leo Maguire was a Jackeen who wrote over one hundred songs, his most famous being The Whistling Gypsy, Maguire was born in 1903 and died in 1985, he worked for the national broadcaster R.T.E. presenting the radio programme The Waltons Show where he played ballads for thirty years. The man who sings the song is the bold Paddy Reilly from Dublin who was the front man in The Dubliners for a few years. Paddy became famous overnight when he had a massive hit with the Pete St. John Song ''The Fields Of Athenry'' .


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