Dubliners - Foggy Dew

there is another song luke kelly sings with the same name written by canon charles
oneill in 1919 . however this is a lamentful love song that dates back to 1815
this is one of the beautiful luke kelly songs . simple accompaniment of guitar and
a little tin whistle .

C Am C

Cmaj9 Am C F C
when i was a bachelor , airy and young , i followed the roving trade ,
Cmaj9 Am C F C
and the only harm that ever i done , was courting a servant maid .
Cmaj9 Am C F C
i courted her all summer long , and part of the winter , too
Cmaj9 Am C
and many’s the time i rolled my love
F C Cmaj9 Am
all over the foggy dew dew dew .
F C
all over the foggy dew

one night as i lay in my bed , taking my pleasent sleep .
this pretty young maid she came to me , and bitterly she did weap .
she tore her hair , and she wrung her hands . saying , oh what shall i do .
for tonight i resolve to sleep with you ,
for fear of the foggy dew , dew , dew .
for fear of the foggy dew .

all in the first part of that night we rolled and sport and play .
all in the latter part of that night she in my arms did lay
and when the daylight did appear she cried , i Am undone
aw hold your tongue you silly young girl
for the foggy dew is gone , gone , gone
for the foggy dew is gone

supposing you should have a child it would make you laugh and smile
and suppose you have another one it would make you think a while
and suppose you have another one , and another one or two
it would make you leave off them foolish young tricks ,
and think on the foggy dew , dew , dew
and think on the foggy dew

i love that girl with all my heart she’s as dear as my lovely life
but in the latter part of that year she became another mans wife
but , i’d never told him of her faults and i’m damned if e’er i’ll do
and many is the time she winks and smiles
i think on the foggy dew , dew , dew
i think on the foggy dew