Spanish Lady
G
Em
C Em
C
D
As
I came down thru
G
Em
C
Em C
D
Who
should I spy but the Spanish lady, washing her feet by candle light,
G
D
G
D
First
she washed them then she dried them, over a fire of angry coals,
G
Em
C
Em
C
D
In
all my life I never did see, a maid so neat about the sole.
G
C
Em
C
D
Whack for me too ra loo ra laddie,
whack for me too ra loo ra lay.
G
C
Em
C
D
Whack for me too ra loo ra laddie,
whack for me too ra loo ra lay.
As
I came back thru
Who
should I spy but the Spanish lady, brushing her hair in the broad daylight,
First
she brushed it then she tossed it, on her lap was a silver comb,
In
all my life I never did see, a maid so fair since I did roam.
Chorus
As
I came back thru
Who
should I spy but the Spanish lady, catching a moth in a golden net.
When
she saw me then she fled me, lifting her petticoat over her knee,
In
all my life I never did see, a maid so fair as the Spanish lady.
Chorus
I’ve
wandered north, I’ve wandered south, thru stormy paths and Patrick’s Close.
Up
and around by the Gloucester Diamond and back by Napper Tandy’s house.
Old
age has laid her hand on me, cold as a fire of ashy coals,
But,
where is the lovely Spanish lady neat and fine about the sole?
Chorus
Chorus.
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| abc notation: |
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Notes: The tune is originally an Irish one, 'Mo Ghile Mhear', also known as the White
Cockade, but the words are anonymous. A ballad by the name of Spanish Lady was
registered in England on December 14, 1624 with the 'Stationers' Company' from
what I can gather. Also the Clancy Bros say that their 'Galway City' is an Irish version directly
based on Spanish Lady.
'Spanish Lady' is also an euphamism for 'prostitute',