I ^Amam a young fellow from the ^CCounty Ty^Frone, In the ^Ctown of Stra^Gbane sure I'm^Em very well ^Gknown, For ^Amdown to the alehouse I'm ^Cfrequently ^Fgoin', With ^CKitty and ^GGinny and ^AmMary.

My ^Amfather rebuked me for ^Cbeing such a rake, And for ^Amspending me ^Gmoney on whiskey and cakes, But the ^Amlassies are sweet and it's ^Call for their ^Fsakes, And it ^Ckeeps me light^Ghearted and ^Ammerry.

I'll ^Ameat when I'm ^Chungry, I'll ^Emdrink when I'm ^Gdry, I will ^Amcourt all the ^Glassies or at ^Emleast I will ^Gtry, And I'll ^Amnever conform 'til the ^Cday that I ^Fdie, Agus ^Cfagaimid ^Gsuid mar a^Amtá sé

If I ^Amchance for to wander on ^Cdown to the ^Ffair, All the ^Classies all a^Ground me do ^Emflock on the ^Gsquare, I'll ^Ampull out me fiddle and ^Cplay an auld ^Fair, And ^Csoon we're all ^Goff on the ^Amspree.

There's ^AmPeggy and Jane from the ^Cbanks of Loch Nee, There's ^AmKitty and ^GMolly down Dungannon Way, And there's a^Amnother one from Cookstown who ^Cmakes me head ^Fsway, Such a ^Cfuss they all ^Gmake over ^Amme.

I'll ^Ameat when I'm ^Chungry, I'll ^Emdrink when I'm ^Gdry, I will ^Amcourt all the ^Glassies or at ^Emleast I will ^Gtry, And I'll ^Amnever conform 'til the ^Cday that I ^Fdie, Agus ^Cfagaimid ^Gsuid mar a^Amtá sé

To ^Amquarrel for riches I ^Cne'er was in^Fclined, For the ^Cgreatest of ^Gmisers must ^Emleave them be^Ghind, So me ^Ammoney I spend with no ^Cthought in me ^Fmind, But to ^Ckick up our ^Gheels and car^Amrouse.

For the ^Amrich never spend any ^Cgold of their own, Sure they ^Amhold it a^Gway like a dog and it's bone, But they ^Amend on their back among ^Cnettles and ^Fstones, And I ^Chear there're no ^Gpockets in ^Amshrouds.

I'll ^Ameat when I'm ^Chungry, I'll ^Emdrink when I'm ^Gdry, I will ^Amcourt all the ^Glassies or at ^Emleast I will ^Gtry, And I'll ^Amnever conform 'til the ^Cday that I ^Fdie, Agus ^Cfagaimid ^Gsuid mar a^Amtá sé

Now ^Amsome say I'm foolish and ^Csome say I'm ^Fwise, For ^Cloving the ^Gwomen and the ^Emwhiskey like ^Gwives, But the ^Amson of King David had ^Cten hundred ^Fwives, And ^Chis wisdom was ^Ghighly re^Amgarded!

So I'll ^Amcall for the lassies and ^Cask them to wed, And we'll ^Amall be con^Gtent in the one marriage bed, While the ^Amrich count their gold we'll count ^Cchildren in^Fstead, And we'll ^Craise them up ^Gtrue and stout-^Amhearted.

I'll ^Ameat when I'm ^Chungry, I'll ^Emdrink when I'm ^Gdry, I will ^Amcourt all the ^Glassies or at ^Emleast I will ^Gtry, And I'll ^Amnever conform 'til the ^Cday that I ^Fdie, Agus ^Cfagaimid ^Gsuid mar a^Amtá sé Agus ^Cfagaimid ^Gsuid mar a^Amtá sé

The Irish Rovers - The rake