Misc Traditional – Eileen Óg The Pride Of Petravore (Guitar)

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This is a Cavan Song Recorded By Percy French. From What I've Read It's A Local Song He'd Picked Up And Aglicised The Name Peadar An Bhóthar (Crossbóthar Peadar An Bhóthar) Often Pronounced As Padarvore, As Petravore. This Is How I've Always Played It. [Intro] Am G Am Em7 [Verse 1]
Am
Éileen Óg and that the darlin's name oh,

G
Throughout the borony her features they were famous,

Am
And if we loved her, who was there could blame us

    Em7                                     Am
For wasn't she The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.

F                           C
But her beauty made us all so shy,

Em7                                     Am
Not a man among us could look her in the eye,

F                                 C
Boys oh boys now that's the reason why,

             Em7                          Am
we're in mourning for The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.
[Chorus]
F                        C
Eileen Óg me heart has gone astray,

Em7                                  Am
Ever since the day you wandered for away.

F                              C
Eileen Óg there's good fish in the sea,

Em7                                                    Am
but there's none of them like The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.
[Verse 2]
Am
Friday at the fair of Bollintubber

G
Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber

Am
I'd like to leave my mark upon the robber

    Em7                                     Am
For he stole away The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.

F                           C
He never seemed to see the girl at all
Em7 Am. Even when sho ogled him from underneath her shawl
F                                 C
Lookin big and masterful when she was only small

             Em7                          Am
Most provoking for The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.
[Chorus]
F                        C
Eileen Óg me heart has gone astray,

Em7                                  Am
Ever since the day you wandered for away.

F                              C
Eileen Óg there's good fish in the sea,

Em7                                                    Am
but there's none of them like The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.
[Verse 3]
Am
So it was as, it was in the beginnin

G
Eileen Óg was bent upon the winnin

Am
But Big McGrath contentedly was grinnin'

   Em7                                     Am
Being courted by the Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar

F                           C
But I know a girl, could kmock you into fits

Em7                                     Am
And at this poor Eileen, she nearly lost her wits.

F                                 C
The upshot of the ructions was that now the robber sits,

             Em7                          Am
With his arm around The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.
[Chorus]
F                        C
Eileen Óg me heart has gone astray,

Em7                                  Am
ever since the day you wandered for away.

F                              C
Eileen Óg there's good fish in the sea,

Em7                                                    Am
but there's none of them like The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar.
[Verse 4]
Am
Boys oh boys me fate is hard to grapple.

G
Of me eye, oh Eileen was the apple

Am
And now to see her walking up the chapel,

    Em7                                     Am
with the hardost featured man in Peadar An Bhóthar

F                           C
So boys this, is all I have to say

Em7                                     Am
When you do your courting just make no display,

F                                 C
If you want them to run after you, just look the other way.

             Em7                          Am
For they're mostly like The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar,

             Em7                          Am
they're mostly like The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar,

             Em7       Em7        Em7                          Am
they're mostly, like, The Pride of Peadar An Bhóthar...