Christy Moore - Lisdoonvarna and ill tell me ma

^CHow's it goin' there everybody From Cork, New York, Dundalk, Gortahork and Glenamaddy ^DHere we are in the County Clare It's a^Am long, long way from ^Chere to there the B^Durren and the Cliffs of Moher The^C Tulla and the Kilfenora ^DMicho Russell, Doctor Bill ^CWillie Clancy, Noel Hill ^DFlutes and fiddles everywhere If ^Cit's music you want You should go to^D Clare

O^Gh, Lisdoon^Cvarna ^GLisdoon, Lisdoon, Lisdoon, Lisdoon^Cvarna!

I^D always leave on a Thursday night With me ^Ctent and me groundsheet rolled up tight I ^Dlike to hit Lisdoon In ^Caround Friday afternoon ^DThis gives me time to get me tent up and my gear together I ^Cdon't need to worry about the weather ^DRamble in for a pint of stout You'd ^Cnever know who'd be hangin' about! ^DThere's a Dutchman playing a mandolin And a ^CGerman looking for Liam Óg O'Floinn And there's ^DAdam, Bono and Garrett Fitzgerald Gettin' their ^Cphotos taken for the Sunday World ^DFinbarr, Charlie and Jim Hand And they ^Cdrinkin' pints to bate the band Why wouldnt they theyre getting it for ^Dnothing!

The ^Dmultitudes, they flocked in throngs To ^Chear the music and the songs ^DMotorbikes and Hi-ace vans With ^Cbottles - barrels - flagons - cans Theres mighty ^Dcraic. Loads of ^Cfrolics ^DPioneers and alcoholics ^CPLAC, SPUC and the FCA ^DFree Nicky Kelly and the IRA ^CHairy chests and milk-white thighs ^DMickey dodgers in disguise Mc ^CGraths, O'Briens, Pippins, Coxs Mas^Dsage parlours in horse boxes The ^CBBC are makin' tapes, takin' ^Dbreaks and throwin shapes There's ^Camhráns, bodhráns, amadáns H^Dairy freaks, Arab sheiks, Hindu Sikhs, Jesus freaks This is ^Cheaven, this is hell Who ^Dcares? Who can tell? (Anyone ^Cfor the last few Choc Ices, now?)

A ^D747 for Jackson Browne They had to build a ^Cspecial runway just to get him down Be^Dfore the Chieftains could start to play ^CSix creamy pints, 20 Majors and a box of matches came out on a tray She^Drgar was ridden by Lord Lucan Seán C^Cannon did the backstage cookin' Cla^Dnnad were playin' "Harry's Game" ^CChristy was singin' "Nancy Spain" ^DMary O'Hara and Brush Shields To^Cgether singin' "The Four Green Fields" Van the ^DMan and Emmy Lou ^CMoving Hearts and Planxty too!

^CI'll tell me ma when I come home ^Gthe boys won't leave the ^Cgirls alone ^Cthey pull me hair and stole my comb well ^Gthat's alright till ^CI come home ^CShe is handsome ^Fshe is pretty ^Cshe's the belle of ^GBelfast city ^Cshe's a courtin' ^Fone two three ^Cplease won't you t^Gell me ^Cwho is she