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Nelson's Farewell -  The Dubliners
Composer: Joe Dolan
Commemorates the blowing up of Nelsons column in Dublin in 1966.
From the album "Finnegan Wakes" released as the Dubliners first single.
Intro - tin whistle plys part of The British Grenadiers:
D#1A  D  A  D  
DOh, poor old Admiral Nelson is no longer in the air.
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DOn the eighth day of March in Dublin City fair,
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DFrom his A7stand of stones and mortar
A7He fell crashing through the quarter,
A7Where once he stood so stiff and proud and Drude.
DSo let's sing our celeGbration,
GIt's a service to the nation.
So Dpoor old Admiral A7Nelson, toora Dloo!
#2:
DOh, fifty pounds of geliganite it sped him on his way,
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DAnd the lad that laid the charge, we're in debt to him today.
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DIn TraA7falgar Square it might be fair
A7To leave old Nelson standing there
A7But no one tells the Irish what they'll Dview.
DSo the Dublin CorpoGration
GCan stop deliberation
For the Dboys of Ireland A7showed them what to Ddo!
#3:
DFor a hundred and fifty-seven years it stood up there in state
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DTo mark old Nelson's victory o'er the French and Spanish fleet,
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DBut one-tA7hirty in the morning,
A7Without a bit of warning,
A7Old Nelson took a powder and he Dblew!
DNow at last the Irish Gnation
GHas Parnell in higher station
Than Dpoor old Admiral A7Nelson, toora Dloo!
#4: 
DOh the Russians and the Yanks, with lunar probes they play,
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DAnd I hear the French are trying hard to make up lost headway,
DToora loora A7loora loora Dloo!
DBut now the A7Irish join the race,
A7We have an astronaut in space,
A7Ireland, boys, is now a world power Dtoo!
DSo let's sing our celeGbration,
GIt's a service to the nation.
So Dpoor old Admiral A7Nelson, toora Dloo!
Outro (tin whistle plays Rule Brittania):
D  G D  G D Em D A D  Em  D   G  D   A  D

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Nelsons Farewell

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Nelson's Farewell - The Dubliners

Composer: Joe Dolan

Commemorates the blowing up of Nelsons column in Dublin in 1966.

From the album "Finnegan Wakes" released as the Dubliners first single.

Intro - tin whistle plys part of The British Grenadiers:

D A D A D

Oh, poor old Admiral Nelson is no longer in the air.

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

On the eighth day of March in Dublin City fair,

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

D A7

From his stand of stones and mortar

He fell crashing through the quarter,

A7 D

Where once he stood so stiff and proud and rude.

D G

So let's sing our celebration,

It's a service to the nation.

D A7 D

So poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!

#2:

Oh, fifty pounds of geliganite it sped him on his way,

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

And the lad that laid the charge, we're in debt to him today.

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

D A7

In Trafalgar Square it might be fair

To leave old Nelson standing there

A7 D

But no one tells the Irish what they'll view.

D G

So the Dublin Corporation

Can stop deliberation

D A7 D

For the boys of Ireland showed them what to do!

#3:

For a hundred and fifty-seven years it stood up there in state

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

To mark old Nelson's victory o'er the French and Spanish fleet,

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

D A7

But one-thirty in the morning,

Without a bit of warning,

A7 D

Old Nelson took a powder and he blew!

D G

Now at last the Irish nation

Has Parnell in higher station

D A7 D

Than poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!

#4:

Oh the Russians and the Yanks, with lunar probes they play,

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

And I hear the French are trying hard to make up lost headway,

D A7 D

Toora loora loora loora loo!

D A7

But now the Irish join the race,

We have an astronaut in space,

A7 D

Ireland, boys, is now a world power too!

D G

So let's sing our celebration,

It's a service to the nation.

D A7 D

So poor old Admiral Nelson, toora loo!

Outro (tin whistle plays Rule Brittania):

D G D G D Em D A D Em D G D A D

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