The Old Alarm Clock, Ronnie Drew lyrics and chords
The Auld / Old Alarm Clock song lyrics and guitar chords.I don't know who wrote this rebel song, perhaps it was Ronnie himself ? anybody know, I have heard it was written by Brendan Behan. In the so called list of Irish Ballads on Wikipedia the song is attributed to Phil Kelly. To play along with Ronnie Drew use the guitar chords I have given.
When[A] first I came to London In the year of 39
The [D]city looked so[A] wonderful, and the[E] girls were so Divine
But the[D] coppers got su[A]spicius, and they[D] soon gave me the knock
I was[A] charged with being the owner, of an[E] old alarm[A] clock
Well next morning down by Marlborough Street, I caused no little stir
The I.R.A were busy and a telephone did burr
Says the judge I'm going to charge you, with the possession of this machine.
And I'm also going to charge you, with the wearing of the Green [ lyrics ]
Well says I to him, your honor, if you give me half a chance
I'll show you how me small machine can make the peelers dance
Well it ticks away polictly, 'till you get an awful shock
And it ticks away the gelignite, on me old alarm clock
O the judge says listen here my man and I'll tell you of a plan
For you and all your countrymen I do net give a damm
Well the only time you'll take is mine, ten years in Dartmoor dock
And you can count it by the ticking, of your old alarm clock.
Well this lonely Dartmoor City would put many in the jigs
The cell it isn't pretty and it isn't very big
Sure long ago I'd have left the place, if I had only got,
Ah me couple of sticks of gelignite and me old alarm clock
The [D]city looked so[A] wonderful, and the[E] girls were so Divine
But the[D] coppers got su[A]spicius, and they[D] soon gave me the knock
I was[A] charged with being the owner, of an[E] old alarm[A] clock
Well next morning down by Marlborough Street, I caused no little stir
The I.R.A were busy and a telephone did burr
Says the judge I'm going to charge you, with the possession of this machine.
And I'm also going to charge you, with the wearing of the Green [ lyrics ]
Well says I to him, your honor, if you give me half a chance
I'll show you how me small machine can make the peelers dance
Well it ticks away polictly, 'till you get an awful shock
And it ticks away the gelignite, on me old alarm clock
O the judge says listen here my man and I'll tell you of a plan
For you and all your countrymen I do net give a damm
Well the only time you'll take is mine, ten years in Dartmoor dock
And you can count it by the ticking, of your old alarm clock.
Well this lonely Dartmoor City would put many in the jigs
The cell it isn't pretty and it isn't very big
Sure long ago I'd have left the place, if I had only got,
Ah me couple of sticks of gelignite and me old alarm clock
Here's the song in the key of G
When[G] first I came to London In the year of 39
The [C]city looked so[G] wonderful, and the[D] girls were so Divine
But the[C] coppers got su[G]spicius, and they[C] soon gave me the knock
I was[G] charged with being the owner, of an[D] old alarm[G] clock
When[G] first I came to London In the year of 39
The [C]city looked so[G] wonderful, and the[D] girls were so Divine
But the[C] coppers got su[G]spicius, and they[C] soon gave me the knock
I was[G] charged with being the owner, of an[D] old alarm[G] clock
