Irish Songs With Easy Chords & Lyrics
Dear Old Skibbereen
Am | G | Am | G | F | Am |
Oh | father dear I | oft-times hear you | talk of | Erin´s | Isle |
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Her lofty | scene and | valley | green, her | mountains | rude and | wild |
| C | Am | G | Am | C | Am |
They say it | is a | pretty | place where- | in a | prince might | d´well |
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Then | why did you | abondon it? The | reason | to me | tell. |
My son I loved our native land with energy and pride
Until a blight came on the land and sheep and cattle died,
The rent and taxes were to pay, I could not them redeem,
And that´s the cruel reason why I left old Skibbereen
It´s well I do remember that bleak December day,
The landlord and the sheriff came to drive us all away;
They set the roof on fire with their demon yellow spleen,
And that´s another reason why I left old Skibbereen.
It´s well I do remember the year of forty-eight
When I arose with Erin´s boys to fight against the fate,
I was hunted through the mountains for a traitor to the Queen
And that´s another reason why I left old Skibbereen.
Oh father dear, the day will come when vengeance loud will call,
And we will rise with Erin´s boys and rally one and all,
I´ll be the man to lead the van beneath our flag of green,
And loud and high we´ll raise the cry:´Revenge for Skibereen´.
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