Misc Traditional – The Irish Washerwoman (Guitar)
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The Irish Washerwoman chords (for the acoustic guitar)
Traditional Irish Jig (words by George Colman the Elder The Surrender of Calais 1791)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irish_Washerwoman
Am D G
G When I was at home, I was merry and frisky. Am D My dad kept a pig, but my mother sold whiskey. G My uncle was rich, but ne er could be easy, Am D G till I was enlisted by Corporal Casey. G Och, rub-a-dub, row-de-dow, Corporal Casey, Am D my dear little Shelah I thought would run crazy G When I trudged away with tough Corporal Casey, Am D G Och, rub-a-dub row-de-row, Shelah my love. G I marched from Kilkenny, but as I was thinking, D on Shelah, my heart in my bosom was sinking. C G Am G But soon I was forced to look fresh as a daisy, Am D G for fear of a drubbin from Corporal Casey. G Och, rub-a-dub, row-de-dow, Corporal Casey, D the devil go with him, I ne er could be lazy C G Am G He struck my shirts so, old Corporal Casey, Am D G och, rub-a-dub row-de-row, Shelah my dear. G We went into battle, I took the blows fairly, Am D that fell on my pate, but they bothered me rarely. G And who should the first be that dropped? Why, and please you, Am D G it was my good friend, honest Corporal Casey. G Och, rub-a-dub, row-de-dow, Corporal Casey, Am D thinks I, You are quiet and I shall be easy. G So eight years I fought without Corporal Casey, Am D G Och, rub-a-dub row-de-row, Shelah my gal. G I marched from Kilkenny, but as I was thinking, D on Shelah, my heart in my bosom was sinking. C G Am G But soon I was forced to look fresh as a daisy, Am D G for fear of a drubbin from Corporal Casey. G Och, rub-a-dub, row-de-dow, Corporal Casey, D the devil go with him, I ne er could be lazy C G Am G He struck my shirts so, old Corporal Casey, Am D G och, rub-a-dub row-de-row, Shelah my dear.
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