Eileen Og (I sing it in Bm or fret 2)
Am
G
Eileen Og, and that the darlin's name is, through the barony, her features they
were famous
Am
Em
Em
If we loved her, then who was there to blame us, for wasn't she the pride of
Petravore?
Am
Em
Bm
Am
But her beauty made us all so shy, not a man could look her
in the eye
Em
Am
Em
A
Boys,
O boys, sure that's reason why, we're in mourning for the pride of
Petravore
Em
Bm
Am
Eileen Og, me heart is growing grey,
Ever since the day, you wandered far away
Em
Am
Em
Am
Eileen Og, there's good fish in the sea, But there's none
of them like the pride of Petravore
Friday at the fair
of Ballintubber, Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber
I'd like to set me mark upon the robber, For he
stole away the Pride of Petravore
He
never seemed to see the girl at all, Even when she ogled
him from underneath her shawl
Looking big and masterful, when she was looking small,
Most provoking for the Pride of Petravore
Chorus
So it went as it was in the beginning, Eileen Og was
bent upon the winning
Big McGrath contentedly was grinning, Being courted by the Pride of Petravore
Says
he 'I know a girl who'd knock you into fits, At
that Eileen nearly lost her wits
The upshot of the ruction was that now the robber sits,
Chorus
Boys, O boys, with fate 'tis hard to grapple, Of my eye, 'tis Eileen was the
apple
And now to see, her walkin' to the chapel, With the hardest featured man in
Petravore
And now boys this is all I have to say, When you do your courting make no
display
If you want them to run after you just walk the other way,
Chorus
Chorus
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