Liam Clancy - Home boys home

There ^Gwas an ap^Cprentice, lived in ^DStrawberry ^GLane She was ^Cloved by her ^Dmaster and her mistress the ^Gsame C D G ~ ~ Em Until a young sailor came sailing o'er the sea And ^Gthat was the ^Cstart of ^Dher ^Gmisery

This young maid being an ^Curfin, she ^Dthought it no ^Gharm For to ^Cgo into ^Dbed for to keep his back ^Gwarm C D G ~ ~ Em He hugged her and he kissed her and he called her his 'Dear' Saying, "I ^Gwish that this ^Cnight were as ^Dlong as a ^Gyear"

It was early next ^Cmorning the ^Dsailor a^Grose And ^Cinto her ^Dapron he put handfuls of ^Ggold C D G ~ ~ Em Saying, "Take this and keep it for the wrong that I have done For this ^Gnight I may have ^Cleft you with a ^Ddaughter or a ^Gson"

"And if it be a ^Cgirl child, ^Ddandle her on yer ^Gknee And ^Cif it be a ^Dmale child, call him after ^Gme C D G ~ ~ Em And when he is a man, you can dress him up in blue And he'll ^Gskip up the ^Crigging like his ^Ddaddy used to ^Gdo

And it's home boys ^Chome, and it's ^Dhome I'd like to ^Gbe It's ^Chome for a^Dwhile in my own count^Gry C D G ~ ~ Em Where the Oak and the Ash and the bonny Elm tree They are ^Gall growing ^Cgreen in my ^Down count^Gry