Lankum - Sergeant william bailey

^GSergeant William Bailey was a ^C/Gman of high ^Grenown, Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, ^GIn search of gallant young recruits ^C/Ghe used to scour the ^Gtown, Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral l^Goo, His ^Dface was full and swarthy, of medals he had forty, And ribbons on his chest r^D/F#ed white and b^Glue, It was h^Ge that looked the ^C/Ghero as he ma^C/Bde the people st^Gare O, As he stood on Dunphy’s ^Dcorne^D/F#r tooral l^Goo.

Now ^GSergent William Bailey on ^C/GDunprhy's corner ^Gstands Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, Enticing Dublin young lands for to^C/G die in foreign ^Glands Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, For ^Dto improve their station, he shouts in high-alation To come and fight for ^D/F#king and ^Gcountry But for ^Gall the noise he's ^C/Gmaking, that ^C/Bbait they aren't ^Gtaking From Sergent William B^Dailey^D/F# tooral l^Goo.

But ^Galas for human greatness every ^C/Gdog he has his ^Gday, Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, And ^GSergeant William Bailey he is ^C/Ggetting old and ^Ggrey, Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, No ^Dlonger youths are willing to take his dirty shilling, And things for him are l^D/F#ooking mighty ^Gblue, For in s^Gpite of fife and dr^C/Gumming no m^C/Bore recruits are ^Gcoming, For Sergeant William B^Dailey^D/F# tooral l^Goo.

And now, ^GSergeant William Bailey what a ^C/Gwretched sight to ^Gsee, Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, And the ^Gback that once was strong and straight is ^C/Galmost bent in t^Ghree, Tooral looral ^Dlooral looral ^Gloo, Some ^Drebel youths with placards have called his army blackguards, And told the Irish youth^D/F# just what to ^Gdo, He has ^Glost his occupation^C/G let’s sing^C/B in jubilation^G, For Sergeant William B^Dailey^D/F# tooral l^Goo