Welcome Poor Paddy Home chords and lyrics

written by Charles J. Kickham who also wrote Slievenamon [ Lyrics ]. An Irish folk song. The guitar chords were kindly provided by Marc Fahrbach. Recorded by Cathy Jordan plus Celtic Woman. The sheet music and tin whistle notes are included

 3/4 (Capo on 5th fret)

D      A       G    D   
I am a true born Irishman
D         A         D
I'll never deny what I am
D              A            G          D
I was born in sweet Tipperary town
D             A        D
Three thousand miles away
 
-Chorus-
D         A       D
Hurray me boys hurray
D             A              G  A
No more do I wish for to roam
D                 A              G        D
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
D               A      D
To welcome poor Paddy home
 
D                A      D
The girls thay are gay and frisky
D              A       G A
They'd take you by the hand
D               A           G          D
Saying Jimmy mo chroi will you come with me
D                A        D
To welcome the stranger home
 
-Chorus-
 In came the foreign nation
And scattered all over the land
The horse, the cow, the goat, sheep and sow
Came into the stranger's hands
 
-Chorus-
 The Scotsman can boast of the thistle
And England can boast of the rose
But Paddy can boast of the Emerald Isle
Where the dear little shamrock grows.

Here's the chords in the key of G

G      D       C    G
I am a true born Irishman
G         D         G
I'll never deny what I am
G              D            C          G
I was born in sweet Tipperary town
G             D        G
Three thousand miles away
 
-Chorus-
G         D       G
Hurray me boys hurray
G             D              C  D
No more do I wish for to roam
G                 D              C        G
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
G               D      G
To welcome poor Paddy home
 
G                D      G
The girls thay are gay and frisky
G              D       C D
They'd take you by the hand
G               D           C          G
Saying Jimmy mo chroi will you come with me
G                D        G
To welcome the stranger home