Paddy Reilly - The town i loved so well

In my ^Gmemo^Dry I will ^Calways ^Gsee the ^Ctown that ^GI have loved so ^Dwell Where our ^Gschool played ^Dball by the ^Cgas yard ^Gwall and we ^Claughed through the ^Gsmoke ^Dand the ^Gsmell Going ^Emhome in the ^Drain, running ^Gup the ^Emdark ^Clane past the jail and ^Gdown be^Chind the ^Dfountain Those were ^Ghappy ^Ddays in so ^Cmany, many ^Gways in the ^Ctown I ^Gloved ^Dso ^Gwell

In the ^Gearly ^Dmorning the ^Cshirt factory ^Ghorn called ^Cwomen from ^GCreggan, the Moor and the ^DBog While the ^Gmen on the ^Ddole played a ^Cmother's ^Grole, fed the ^Cchildren and ^Gthen ^Dwalked the ^Gdogs And when ^Emtimes got ^Drough there was ^Gjust a^Embout e^Cnough But they saw it ^Gthrough with^Cout com^Dplaining For ^Gdeep in^Dside was a ^Cburning ^Gpride in the ^Ctown I ^Gloved ^Dso ^Gwell

There was ^Gmusic ^Dthere in the ^CDerry ^Gair like a ^Clanguage that ^Gwe could all could under^Dstand I re^Gmember the ^Dday when I ^Cearned my first ^Gpay As I ^Cplayed in a ^Gsmall ^Dpick-up ^Gband There I ^Emspent my ^Dyouth and to ^Gtell ^Emyou the ^Ctruth I was sa^Gd to leav^Ce it a^Dll behind me For I ^Glearned about ^Dlife and I'd ^Cfound a ^Gwife in the ^Ctown I ^Gloved ^Dso ^Gwell

But when ^GI re^Dturned how my ^Ceyes have ^Gburned to ^Csee how a ^Gtown could be brought to its ^Dknees By the ^Garmored ^Dcars and the ^Cbombed out ^Gbars and the ^Cgas that hangs ^Gon to ev^Dery ^Gtree Now the ^Emarmy's in^Dstalled by that ^Gold ^Emgas yard ^Cwall and the damned ba^Grbed wire ^Cgets higher ^Dand higher With their ^Gtanks and their ^Dguns, oh my ^CGod, what have they ^Gdone? to the ^Ctown I ^Gloved ^Dso ^Gwell

Now the ^Gmusic's ^Dgone but they ^Ccarry ^Gon For their ^Cspirit's been ^Gbruised, never bro^Dken They will ^Gnot for^Dget but their ^Chearts are ^Gset on to^Cmorrow and ^Gpeace ^Donce a^Ggain For what's ^Emdone is ^Ddone and what's ^Gwon ^Emis ^Cwon and what's lost is ^Glost and ^Cgone for^Dever I can ^Gonly ^Dpray for a ^Cbright, brand new ^Gday in the ^Ctown I ^Gloved ^Dso ^Gwell