Misc Traditional - Spancil Hill

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spancil hill chords
irish traditional

capo i

Am G Am

Am G Am
last night as i lay dreaming , of pleasant days gone by ,
C G
me mind being bent on rambling , to ireland i did fly ,
Am C G
i stepped aboard a vision , and followed with a will ,
Am G Am
and i shortly came to anchor , at the cross on spancil hill .

Am G Am
it being the 23rd of june , the day before the fair ,
C G
when irelands’ sons and daughters , in crowds assembled there ,
Am
the young and the old , the brave and the bold ,
C G Am G Am
came their joy to fulfill , there were jovial conversations at the fair at spancil hill .

Am G Am
i went to see my neighbors , to hear what they might say ,
C G
the old ones were all dead and gone , the young ones turning gray ,
Am C G
i met with the tailor quigley he’s as bald as ever still ,
Am G Am
sure he used to make me britches when i lived in spancil hill .

Am G Am
i paid a flying visit to my first and only love ,
C G
she s as white as any lily and as gentle as a dove ,
Am C G
she threw her arms around me , saying johnny i love you still ,
Am G Am
oh , she’s nell the farmers daughter and the flower of spancil hill .

Am G Am
i dream t i held and kissed her , as in the days of yore ,
C G
she said johnny you’re only joking like many’s the times before ,
Am C G
the cock he crew the morning , he crew both loud and shrill ,
Am G Am
and i awoke in california , many miles from spancil hill .

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