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Liam Clancy - Home Boys Home
## NOTE: ~ ~ = Bass Walk-Down from  Gto  Em##
CAPO: 4th Fret
[VERSE 1:]
There Gwas an apCprentice, lived in DStrawberry GLane
She was Cloved by her Dmaster and her mistress the Gsame
             C                              D    G~ ~ Em  
Until a young sailor came sailing o'er the sea
And Gthat was the Cstart of Dher Gmisery
[VERSE 2:]
This young maid being an Curfin, she Dthought it no Gharm
For to Cgo into Dbed for to keep his back Gwarm
                    C                                   D     G~ ~ Em  
He hugged her and he kissed her and he called her his 'Dear'
Saying, "I Gwish that this Cnight were as Dlong as a Gyear"
[VERSE 3:]
It was early next Cmorning the Dsailor aGrose
And Cinto her Dapron he put handfuls of Ggold
                      C                                   D     G~ ~ Em  
Saying, "Take this and keep it for the wrong that I have done
For this Gnight I may have Cleft you with a Ddaughter or a Gson"
[VERSE 4:]
"And if it be a Cgirl child, Ddandle her on yer Gknee
And Cif it be a Dmale child, call him after Gme
                C                              D     G~ ~ Em  
And when he is a man, you can dress him up in blue
And he'll Gskip up the Crigging like his Ddaddy used to Gdo
[CHORUS:]
And it's home boys Chome, and it's Dhome I'd like to Gbe
It's Chome for aDwhile in my own countGry
                     C                       D     G~ ~ Em  
Where the Oak and the Ash and the bonny Elm tree
They are Gall growing Cgreen in my Down countGry

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Home Boys Home

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Liam Clancy - Home Boys Home

G Em

## NOTE: ~ ~ = Bass Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 4th Fret

[VERSE 1:]

G C D G

There was an apprentice, lived in Strawberry Lane

C D G

She was loved by her master and her mistress the same

C D G Em

~ ~

Until a young sailor came sailing o'er the sea

G C D G

And that was the start of her misery

[VERSE 2:]

C D G

This young maid being an urfin, she thought it no harm

C D G

For to go into bed for to keep his back warm

C D G Em

~ ~

He hugged her and he kissed her and he called her his 'Dear'

G C D G

Saying, "I wish that this night were as long as a year"

[VERSE 3:]

C D G

It was early next morning the sailor arose

C D G

And into her apron he put handfuls of gold

C D G Em

~ ~

Saying, "Take this and keep it for the wrong that I have done

G C D G

For this night I may have left you with a daughter or a son"

[VERSE 4:]

C D G

"And if it be a girl child, dandle her on yer knee

C D G

And if it be a male child, call him after me

C D G Em

~ ~

And when he is a man, you can dress him up in blue

G C D G

And he'll skip up the rigging like his daddy used to do

[CHORUS:]

C D G

And it's home boys home, and it's home I'd like to be

C D G

It's home for awhile in my own country

C D G Em

~ ~

Where the Oak and the Ash and the bonny Elm tree

G C D G

They are all growing green in my own country

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