• Song:

    Whiskey In The Jar

  • Artist:

    Dubliners

  • Album:

    Spirit Of The Irish: Th...

Whiskey In The Jar

Verse 

   C (x32010@1)                  AmAs (x02210@1)I was going over the cork and Kerry mountains, 
  F (133211@1)                             CI (x32010@1)met with Captain Farrel and his money he was counting.
                               AmI (x02210@1)first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier,
        F (133211@1)                       CSaying (x32010@1)'Stand and deliver for you are my bold deceiver'.

Chorus
      GMusha (320003@1)ring dum a doo dum a da
CWhack (x32010@1)fol the daddy o,
FWhack (133211@1)fol the daddy o,
        C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)    CThere's (x32010@1)whiskey in the jar.

   C (x32010@1)                          AmHe (x02210@1)counted out his money and it was a pretty penny
  F (133211@1)                       CI (x32010@1)put it in my pocket and I took it home to Jenny
                              AmShe (x02210@1)sighed and she swore that never would she leave me
    F (133211@1)                               CBut (x32010@1)the devil take the women for they never can be easy

Chorus:	
  C (x32010@1)                      AmI (x02210@1)went into my chamber all for to take a slumber,
  F (133211@1)                               CI (x32010@1)dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder.
                               AmBut (x02210@1)Jenny drew my charges, she filled them up with water,
    F (133211@1)                           CShe (x32010@1)sent for Captain Farrel to be ready for the slaughter.

Chorus:
      C (x32010@1)                        Am'Twas (x02210@1)early in the morning, just before I rose to travel
   F (133211@1)                      CUp (x32010@1)comes a band of troopers likewise Captain Farrel
                                  AmI (x02210@1)then produced my pistol for she stole away my rapier
    F (133211@1)                              CBut (x32010@1)I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken

Chorus:
    C (x32010@1)                              AmNow (x02210@1)there's some take delight in the carriages a rolling
    F (133211@1)                        Cand (x32010@1)others take delight in the hurling and the bowling
                          Ambut (x02210@1)I take delight in the juice of the barley
    F (133211@1)                               Cand (x32010@1)courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early

Chorus:
   C (x32010@1)                         AmIf (x02210@1)anyone can help me, it's my brother in the army,
   F (133211@1)                          CIf (x32010@1)I can find his station be it Cork or in Killarney.
                                      AmAnd (x02210@1)if he'd come and join me, we'd go roving in Kilkenny.
    F (133211@1)                                    CAnd (x32010@1)i'm sure he'll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny.

Chorus:	(repeat twice)


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