Christy Moore - All i remember

I was ^Clured by the rocking horse ^CSweets and the bualadh bos ^FFifty wild boys to a ^Croom ^AmSing lamh, lamh eile, the ^Gdish ran away with the ^Cspoon ^CBlack shoes and stockings for those who say don't ^FBlue is the colour out^Cside ^AmGod made the world The ^Gsnake tempted Eve and she ^Cdied ^EmWild Christian brothers ^Amsharpening their leathers ^GLearn it by heart, that's the ^Crule ^CAll I remember is ^Gdreading September and ^Cschool

And they ^Gmade me for better or ^Cworse The ^Ffool that I ^Cam or the ^Amwise man I'll ^Dbe And they ^Ggave me their blessings or ^Ccurse It ^Fwasn't their ^Cfault I was ^Amme ... ^GNot the one that you ^Csee

The ^Cpriest in confession condemns my obsession With ^Fthoughts that I do not in^Cvite ^AmI mumble and stutter ^GHe slams down the shutter ^CGoodnight - (Good night to you too, Father) ^CStainless as steel Lord, you know how I ^Cfeel Someone ^Fshoot me while my soul is ^Cclear I ^Amdon't think I'll last But my ^Gvow to abstain was ^Csincere ^EmArch-confraternity ^Ammen to the fight ^GRaise up your banners on h^Cigh ^AmSearching for grace ^GSecuring my place when I ^Cdie

And they ^Gmade me for better or ^Cworse The ^Ffool that I ^Cam or the ^Amwise man I'll ^Dbe And they ^Ggave me their blessings or ^Ccurse It ^Fwasn't their ^Cfault I was ^Amme ... ^GNot the one that you ^Csee

^GOh God, he kept a very close eye on me ^CHung round my bed in the darkness, he spied on me ^FCaught me in the long grass so often, he died on me....

^CBallrooms of romance in Salthill or Mallow ^FI stood like John Wayne by the ^Cwall ^AmLined up like cattle, we ^Gwaited to do battle and ^Cfall ^CAh you can't wine and dine her in an old Morris Minor

So ^Fask her before it's too ^Clate I ^Amdanced on girls' toes - ^Gaccepted rejection as my ^Cfate ^EmDrink was my saviour, it ^Ammade me much braver But ^GI couldn't hold it too ^Cwell I s^Amlipped on the coach and ^Gruined my approach as I ^Cfell

And they ^Gmade me for better or ^Cworse The ^Ffool that I ^Cam or the ^Amwise man I'll ^Dbe And they ^Ggave me their blessings or ^Ccurse It ^Fwasn't their ^Cfault I was ^Amme ... ^GNot the one that you ^Csee

^GOh God, he kept a very close eye on me...