Gaelic Storm - Scalliwag

scalliwag by gaelic storm

Dm C 6

xdm
come away come away with the traveling show
C
come away with the raggle taggle gypsy oh!
Dm
we’ll raggle – taggle here we’ll raggle – taggle there ,
C
raggle up and down taggle everywhere .

Dm
from the north from the south from the east from the west ,
C
well the sky is our roof and the road is our rest .
Dm
no one to say ’yes’ , no one to say ’no’ .
C
run free with the raggle – taggle gypsy oh!

Dm C Dm C

Dm
they locked you in a tower and threw away the key
C
but this tower’s no match for a wag like me
Dm
i’ll be sneaking through your gate i’ll be peaking round the corner
C
well i’ve come to take your daughter , don’t you say i didn’t warn ya .

Dm
i’ll be bringing you a fiddle i’ll be singing you a song
C
we’ll fiddle , sing , sing , fiddle all day long .
Dm
in the halls and the walls they will her us sing and say
C
“whack fol the diddle diddle die diddle day”

chorus :
F A# F C
come on and wade , way out into the water with me , we’re drowning on dry land .
F A# C C# Dm
come on and wade way out into the water with me . . . jump in and take my hand .

Dm
i’ll be rapping at your window i’ll be knocking at your door
C
i’ll be tip tippy tapping , tippy tapping on the floor
Dm
with me fine silk britches and a feather in me hat
C
if i run into your father then i’ll stop and have a chat!

Dm
cutting through your garden on the way to rendezvous
C
and the owls in the trees are hooting “who are you?”
Dm
and the mice and the cats and the spiders and the bats
C
we’re dancing ’round the kitchen like a pack of acrobats

Dm
run away , run away with the traveling show
C
run away with the rambling gypsy oh!
Dm
run away , run away with the traveling show
C
run away with the rambling gypsy oh!

chorus :
F A# F C
come on and wade , way out into the water with me , we’re drowning on dry land .
F A# C C# Dm
come on and wade way out into the water with me . . . jump in and take my hand .

violin solo
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C A# C * Dm C A# C *

* play like A B chord on the 3rd fret

Dm
a roving and a running and a riding on the sea
C
and everywhere we go as happy as can be
Dm
all the mountains and the valleys and the rivers and the streams ,
C
all the lovely places that you’ve seen in your dreams

Dm
i’ll give you the heavens , the stars in the sky ,
C
every wooded creature , every bird and butterfly
A#
i’ve never had a fortune not a penny will you find
C *
you’re my one and only treasure , you can leave all the rest behind .

F A# F C
come on and wade , way out into the water with me , we’re drowning on dry land .
F A# C
come on and wade way out into the water with me . . . ( repeat until end )