The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - The croppy boy

?^G??Twas early earl^Cy in the spring The ^Ambirds did ^D7whistle and ^Gsweetly sing Changing their notes from ^Ctree to ^Gtree And the ^Amsong they ^D7sang was Old Ireland ^Gfree.

?^G??Twas early earl^Cy in the night The ^AmYeoman cav^D7alry gave ^Gme a fright The yeoman cavalry was ^Cmy down^Gfall and ^Amtaken was I^D7 by Lord Cornw^Gall.

A^Gs I was walking up ^CWexford Hill Who ^Amwould blame ^D7me to cry my f^Gill? I looked behind, and I ^Clooked be^Gfore But ^Ammy aged mother^D7 I shall see no ^Gmore.

A^Gs I was walking' up ^CWexford Street My ^Amown first c^D7ousin I chanced to m^Geet; My own first cousin did ^Cme bet^Gray And ^Amfor one bare ^D7guinea sold life ^Gaway

^GAnd as I mounted the ^Cplatform high My ^Amaged father^D7 was standing ^Gby; My aged father did^C me de^Gny And the ^Amname he gave ^D7me was the Croppy ^GBoy.

I^Gt was in Dungannon this^C young man died And ^Amin Dungannon^D7 his body l^Gies And you good people that ^Cdo pass ^Gby Oh ^Amshed a tear ^D7for the Croppy ^GBoy.