Bing Crosby - Macnamaras band

Oh, me ^G name is MacNamara , I'm the leader of the band ^CAlthough we're few in ^G numbers, we're the ^A7finest in the ^D7 land We ^Gplay at wakes and weddings and at every fancy ball And ^Cwhen we play the ^Gfunerals, we^D7 play the March from ^GSaul

Oh, the ^Gdrums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away ^CMcCarthy pumps the ^Gold bassoon while ^A7 I the pipes do^D7 play And ^GHenessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand A ^Ccredit to old ^GIreland is ^D7 MacNamara's ^Gband

Right ^Gnow we are rehearsing for a very swell affair The ^Cannual cele^Gbration, all the ^A7gentry will be ^D7 there When ^GGeneral Grant to Ireland came he took me by the hand Says ^C he, I never ^Gsaw the likes of ^D7 MacNamara's ^GBand

Oh, the ^Gdrums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away ^CMcCarthy pumps the ^Gold bassoon while ^A7 I the pipes do^D7 play And ^GHenessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand A ^Ccredit to old ^GIreland is ^D7 MacNamara's ^Gband

Oh, my ^Gname is Uncle Julius and from Sweden I did come To ^Cplay with Mac^GNamara's Band and ^A7beat the big bass ^D7 drum And ^Gwhen I march along the street the ladies think I'm grand They ^Cshout, there's Uncle ^GJulius playing ^D7 with an Irish ^Gband

Oh, I ^Gwear a bunch of shamrocks and a uniform of green And ^CI'm the funniest ^Glookin' Swede that ^A7you have ^D7 ever seen There’s O'^GBrians, O'Ryans, Sheehans and Meehans, they come from Ireland But, by ^Cyimminy, I'm the ^Gonly Swede in ^D7 MacNamara's ^GBand

Oh, the ^Gdrums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away ^CMcCarthy pumps the ^Gold bassoon while ^A7 I the pipes do^D7 play And ^GHenessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand A ^Ccredit to old ^GIreland is ^D7 MacNamara's ^Gband