Irish and Scottish Songs adapted for Guitar and Singing AND Sea Shanties Compiled December 2007 Updated March 2009 Table of Contents Irish and Scottish Songs Song Page 1. Black is the Colour 6 2. All for Me Grog 7 3. Drunken Sailor 8 4. Rosin the Beau 10 5. Whiskey in the Jar 11 6. Wild Rover 12 7. Unicorn Song 13 8. Spanish Lady 15 9. Jug of Punch 16 10. Irish Rover 18 11. The Sick Note 19 12. Mull of Kintyre 20 13. Whiskey You’re the Devil 21 14. Finnegans Wake 23 15. Bucket of Mountain Dew 24 16. Three Drunken Maidens 25 17. Buxom Lass 26 18. Still Gonna Die 27 19. The Parting Glass 28 20. The Holy Ground 29 21. The Jolly Tinker 30 22. Paddy’s Lament 31 23. Irish Volunteer 33 24. The Opinions of Paddy Magee 35 25. The Boy’s of the Irish Brigade 36 26. The Green Fields of France 37 27. Health to the Company 39 28. Caledonia 40 29. Black Velvet Band 41 30. Black Velvet Band (alternate version) 42 31. The Minstrel Boy 43 32. Tippin’ it up to Nancy 44 33. Kelly the Boy from Killarn 45 34. Awa Whigs Awa 46 35. The Song for Ireland 47 36. The Girl I left Behind 48 37. Star of the County Down 49 38. Wild Mountain Tyme 50 39. Sally Gardens 51 40. Red is the Rose 52 41. A-Rovin 53 Page 2 42. Yarmouth Town 54 43. Molly Malone 56 44. Some Say the Devil is Dead 57 45. The Lakes of Pontchartrain 58 46. The Leaving of Liverpool 61 47. Lord of the Dance 62 48. Donald Where’s Your Trousers 63 49. Midnight on the Water 64 50. Wrecked Again 65 51. Drink it up Men 66 52. Jolly Beggarman 67 53. Arthur McBride 68 54. Arthur McBride (Version 2) 69 55. Plains of Kildare 71 56. Farewell to Nova Scotia 73 57. Big Strong Man 74 58. Dirty Old Town 76 59. Lilly the Pink 77 60. Rare Ol’ Times 78 59. Hills of Connemara 79 Page 3 Table of Contents Sea Shanties Song Page 1. Whiskey is the Life of Man 81 2. Barrett’s Privateers 82 3. Pirate Song 83 4. Mingulay Boat Song 84 5. Santiano 85 6. Leave Her Johnny Leave Her 86 7. Leave Her, Johnny Leave Her More Verses – Alternate Versions 87 8. Heave Away / Cape Cod Girls / Bound for Australia 89 9. Heave Away 91 10. Away Rio 92 11. Donkey Riding 94 12. Let the Bullgine Run 95 13. Herzogin Cecile 96 14. Nancy Whiskey 97 15. Sally Rachet 98 16. Rolling Down to old Maui 99 17. Old Maui Version 2 100 18. Rolling Down to old Mohee 101 19. Rolling Down to Old Maui 102 20. Rolling Home 103 21. Roll the Woodpile Down 104 22. New York Girls 105 Page 4 This Page Blank Page 5 BLACK IS THE COLOUR (Capo 3rd Fret) Am F G Am Black is the colour of my true love's hair. F G Am Her lips are like some roses fair F G Am She had the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands F G Am And I love the ground whereon she stands. I love my love and well she knows I love the ground whereon she goes I wish the day it soon would come When she and I could be as one I go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep For satisfied I ne'er can be I write her a letter just a few short lines And suffer death a thousand times Black is the colour of my true love's hair. Her lips are like some roses fair She had the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands And I love the ground whereon she stands. Page 6 All For Me Grog Chorus (and first verse) D G D Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog A7 It's all for me beer and tobacco D G D For I spent all me tin with the lassies drinking gin G A7 D Far across the western ocean I must wander 2. Where is me shirt, my noggin', noggin' shirt? It's all gone for beer and tobacco For the collar is all worn, and the sleeves they are all torn And the tail is looking out for better weather Chorus 3. Where are me boots, me noggin', noggin' boots? They're all gone for beer and tobacco For the heels they are worn out and the toes are kicked about And the soles are looking out for better weather Chorus 4. Where is me bed, me noggin' noggin bed It's all gone for beer and tobacco Well I lent it to a whore and the mattress is all wore And the springs are looking out for better whether. Chorus 5. Well I'm sick in the head and I haven't been to bed Since I came ashore with me plunder I’ve seen centipedes and snakes and I’m full of pains and aches And I’ll think I’ll make a path for way out yonder Chorus 6. Where is me wench, me noggin' noggin' wench She's all gone for beer and tobacco Well her (clap) is all worn out and her (clap) is knocked about And her (clap) is looking out for better whether. Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog It's all for me beer and tobacco Well I spent all me loot in a house of ill repute And I think I'll have to go back there tomorrow. Page 7 Drunken Sailor Note that "early" is often pronounced as "earl-eye." Chords: Em, D Intro What shall we do with a drunken sailor, (3×) Early in the morning? Chorus (Wey–hey or Heave-ho) and up she rises, (3×) Early in the morning. Verses Put him in the longboat ’til he’s sober, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Give 'im a dose of salt and water, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Put him in the scuppers with a hosepipe on him, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Heave him by the leg in a running bowline, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Shave his "blade" with a rusty razor, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Put him in the longboat and make him bail 'er, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Put him into bed with the captain's daughter, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Have you ever seen the captain's daughter, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Soak 'im in oil 'till he sprouts flippers, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Tie him to the taffrail when she’s yardarm under, (3×) Early in the morning. Outro That’s what we’ll do with a drunken sailor, (3×) Early in the morning. Page 8 Drunken Sailor Other Versus: Spray him with whiskey and light him on fire, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Take him and shake him and try to wake him, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Pull out the plug and wet him all over, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Hit 'im on the head with a broken hammer, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Spray him with alcohol and light him on fire, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Put him in charge of an Exxon tanker, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Keelhaul him, keelhaul him (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Slap him around and call him Suzie, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Put him in the back of the paddywagon, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Put him in his bunk with his pants on backwards, (3×) Early in the morning. Chorus Send him down to Davy Jones locker, (3x) Early in the morning. Chorus Page 9 Rosin the Beau words and music Traditional D To the memory of Rosin the Beau (x2) I've traveled all over this world, Let them drink out of half gallon bottles Bm To the memory of Rosin the Beau And now to another I go. D Then get a half dozen stout fellows And I know that good quarters are waiting And let them all stagger and go G D A D And dig a great hole in the meadow To welcome old Rosin the Beau. And in it put Rosin the Beau. G To welcome old Rosin the Beau. And in it put Rosin the Beau. (x2) D Bm And dig a great hole in the meadow To welcome old Rosin the Beau And in it put Rosin the Beau. D And I know that good quarters are waiting Then get ye a couple of bottles. G D A D Put one at me head and me toe. To welcome old Rosin the Beau. With a diamond ring scratch upon 'em The name of old Rosin the Beau. When I'm dead and laid out on the counter A voice you will hear from below, The name of old Rosin the Beau. (x2) Saying "Send down a hogshead of whisky With a diamond ring scratch upon 'em To drink with old Rosin the Beau. The name of old Rosin the Beau. To drink with old Rosin the Beau". (x2) I feel that old tyrant approaching, Saying "Send down a hogshead of whisky That cruel remorseless old foe, To drink with old Rosin the Beau". And I lift up me glass in his honour.