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Limerick Rake
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Capo 3
Am G Am
I Amam a young fellow that's eCasy and bAmold,
In CaGstletown CoEmnner I'm vGery well knEmown;
In NAmewcastle West I spent mCany a nAmote
G Em Am(G) (Am)
With Kitty and Judy and Mary.
My paAmrents rebuked me for bCeing such a rake
And for spEmending my tGime in such frEmolicsome waGys,
But I nAme're could forget the good naCture of JAmane,
G Em Am(G) (Am)
Agus fagaimid siud mar ata se.
There's sAmome say I'm foolish, there's sCome say I'm wAmise,
And I will fGind that there are wEmomen that thGink it's no crEmime;
The sAmon of King David had tCen hundred wAmives
G Em Am(G) (Am)
And his wisdom was highly regarded.
In EuAmclid and grammar they taCught me to write
But my hEmeart, it was stGolen by a pEmair of brown thGighs
That cAmame from the mountains, her stoCckings of whAmite,
G Em Am(G) (Am)
I'd love to be tied to her garter.
And sAmome yearn for silver, and sCome yearn for gAmold
In there DeGvonshire's trEmeasure's are twGenty times mEmore,
But he's lAmying on his back amongst neCttles and stAmones,
G Em Am(G) (Am)
Agus fagaimid mar a ata se.
AmThen when I'm on my back and they've lCaid to my rest
the wEmomen will crGowd for to Emcry at my wGake,
Am C Am(hold)
They'll gather around and they'll offer a prayer
(no music)
To the Lord for the soul of their father.
Am C
Em G Em G
Am C Am
G Em Am(G) (Am)
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Mandolin Tabs
tuned E A D G
Okay so there are tabs here for the melody to be played
on mandolin along with the song, no capo on the mandolin,
it's already in the correct key.
/ = slide
h = hammer on
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|0-------5-----------------------5-------------------------------|
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|----------------3---------------3---1---------------------------|
|----3-/-5-------------------------------5/3-------------1-------|
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|3-------5/3-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-------3/0---------0-------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------3-------|
|----------------1/0-------------0-1-----3/5---------------------|
|0-------5-----------------5-------------------------------------|
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|3---1-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5/3-------------1-------------3/5-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5-------5-------|
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|----------3---3---3---5---3-----1-------------1-------1---3---1-|
|--3---5-------------------------------5/6-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|5---3-----1--h3/5---------------------------------------1/0-----|
|--------------------5/0---0---------------------0---5-----------|
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|--------------------3-------3---1-------------------------------|
|----0---1---3/5---------------------5/3-----1---3/5-------------|
|5----------------------------------------------------5-3-h5--5--|
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Limerick Rake
by Misc Traditional
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
C
G
Em
E
A
D
Capo 3
Am G Am
Am C Am
I am a young fellow that's easy and bold,
G Em G Em
In Castletown Conner I'm very well known;
Am C Am
In Newcastle West I spent many a note
G Em Am
(G) (Am)
With Kitty and Judy and Mary.
Am C
My parents rebuked me for being such a rake
Em G Em G
And for spending my time in such frolicsome ways,
Am C Am
But I ne're could forget the good nature of Jane,
G Em Am
(G) (Am)
Agus fagaimid siud mar ata se.
Am C Am
There's some say I'm foolish, there's some say I'm wise,
G Em G Em
And I will find that there are women that think it's no crime;
Am C Am
The son of King David had ten hundred wives
G Em Am
(G) (Am)
And his wisdom was highly regarded.
Am C
In Euclid and grammar they taught me to write
Em G Em G
But my heart, it was stolen by a pair of brown thighs
Am C Am
That came from the mountains, her stockings of white,
G Em Am
(G) (Am)
I'd love to be tied to her garter.
Am C Am
And some yearn for silver, and some yearn for gold
G Em G Em
In there Devonshire's treasure's are twenty times more,
Am C Am
But he's lying on his back amongst nettles and stones,
G Em Am
(G) (Am)
Agus fagaimid mar a ata se.
Am C
Then when I'm on my back and they've laid to my rest
Em G Em G
the women will crowd for to cry at my wake,
Am C Am
(hold)
They'll gather around and they'll offer a prayer
(no music)
To the Lord for the soul of their father.
Am C
Em G Em G
Am C Am
G Em Am
(G) (Am)
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Mandolin Tabs
E A D G
tuned
Okay so there are tabs here for the melody to be played
on mandolin along with the song, no capo on the mandolin,
it's already in the correct key.
/ = slide
h = hammer on
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------1/0-------------------------0-------1-------|
|0-------5-----------------------5-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3---------------3---1---------------------------|
|----3-/-5-------------------------------5/3-------------1-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-------5/3-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-------3/0---------0-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------3-------|
|----------------1/0-------------0-1-----3/5---------------------|
|0-------5-----------------5-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|3---1-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5/3-------------1-------------3/5-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5-------5-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3---3---3---5---3-----1-------------1-------1---3---1-|
|--3---5-------------------------------5/6-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|5---3-----1--h3/5---------------------------------------1/0-----|
|--------------------5/0---0---------------------0---5-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-------3---1-------------------------------|
|----0---1---3/5---------------------5/3-----1---3/5-------------|
|5----------------------------------------------------5-3-h5--5--|
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