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Chords Used:
|-F#-2----C#7-------B---|
|--2-----6-----4--|
|--3-----4-----4--|
|--4-----6-----4--|
|--4-----4-----2--|
|--2--------------|
OR w/ capo on 2nd fret the following chords
can be used:
|--E0-----B72-----A0--|
|--0-----x-----2--|
|--1-----2-----2--|
|--2-----1-----2--|
|--2-----2-----0--|
|--0--------------|
The strumming pattern is irregular,
and not always on the beat you would
expect.  Listen to the song to get it just right.
F#
Come F#listen to me for a while
Me good friends one and all
And I'll sing to you a verse or two
About a famous bC#7all
Now the ball was given by some fF#riends
Who lived down Ashe C#7Street
In a cF#ertain house in the Liberties
Where the rBagmen used to F#meet
VERSES:
Well the names were called at seven o'clock
And every man was on the spot
And to show respect for the management
Every ragman brought his mot
I must admit that I brought mine
At twenty five minutes to eight
And the first to stand up was Kieran Grace
For to tell me I was late
Then up jumps Humpy Soodelum
And he says: 'I think somehow'
By the ways are all going on tonight
Is a looking for a row
Now listen here, Grace if you want your face
You'd better not shout or bawl
There's a lot of hard chews gonna be here tonight
To respect the ragman's ball
Then says my one; 'You're quare one now'
And Biddy you're hard to beat
Oh when up jumps Liza Boland
And she told her to hold her prate
Then my one made a clout at her
She missed her and hit the wall
And the two of them went in the ambulance
The night of the ragman's ball
Well for eating we had plenty now
As much as we could hold
We drank Brady's Loopline porter
Until round the floor we rolled
In the midst of all the confusion
Someone shouted for a song
When up jumps oul' John Lavin and sings
'Keep rollin' your barrel along'
Then we all sat down to some ham parings
When everything was quiet
And for broken noses I must say
We had a lovely night
Black eyes they were in great demand
Not to mention split heads and all
So if anyone wants to commit suicide
Let them come to the ragman's ball

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Ragmans Ball

by The Dubliners

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

Chords Used:

F# C#7 B

|--2--------------|

|--2-----6-----4--|

|--3-----4-----4--|

|--4-----6-----4--|

|--4-----4-----2--|

|--2--------------|

OR w/ capo on 2nd fret the following chords

can be used:

E B7 A

|--0-----2-----0--|

|--0-----x-----2--|

|--1-----2-----2--|

|--2-----1-----2--|

|--2-----2-----0--|

|--0--------------|

The strumming pattern is irregular,

and not always on the beat you would

expect. Listen to the song to get it just right.

Come listen to me for a while

Me good friends one and all

And I'll sing to you a verse or two

C#7

About a famous ball

Now the ball was given by some friends

C#7

Who lived down Ashe Street

In a certain house in the Liberties

B F#

Where the ragmen used to meet

VERSES:

Well the names were called at seven o'clock

And every man was on the spot

And to show respect for the management

Every ragman brought his mot

I must admit that I brought mine

At twenty five minutes to eight

And the first to stand up was Kieran Grace

For to tell me I was late

Then up jumps Humpy Soodelum

And he says: 'I think somehow'

By the ways are all going on tonight

Is a looking for a row

Now listen here, Grace if you want your face

You'd better not shout or bawl

There's a lot of hard chews gonna be here tonight

To respect the ragman's ball

Then says my one; 'You're quare one now'

And Biddy you're hard to beat

Oh when up jumps Liza Boland

And she told her to hold her prate

Then my one made a clout at her

She missed her and hit the wall

And the two of them went in the ambulance

The night of the ragman's ball

Well for eating we had plenty now

As much as we could hold

We drank Brady's Loopline porter

Until round the floor we rolled

In the midst of all the confusion

Someone shouted for a song

When up jumps oul' John Lavin and sings

'Keep rollin' your barrel along'

Then we all sat down to some ham parings

When everything was quiet

And for broken noses I must say

We had a lovely night

Black eyes they were in great demand

Not to mention split heads and all

So if anyone wants to commit suicide

Let them come to the ragman's ball

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