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Sergeant William Bailey

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[Verse 1]
GSergeant William Bailey was a C/Gman of high Grenown,
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
GIn search of gallant young recruits C/Ghe used to scour the Gtown,
Tooral looral Dlooral looral lGoo,
His Dface was full and swarthy, of medals he had forty,
And ribbons on his chest rD/F#ed white and bGlue,
It was hGe that looked the C/Ghero as he maC/Bde the people stEmare O,
AGs he stood on Dunphy’s cDorner D/F#tooral loGo.
[Verse 2]
Now GSergent William Bailey on C/GDunprhy's corner Gstands
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
Enticing Dublin young lands for to C/Gdie in foreign Glands
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
For Dto improve their station, he shouts in high-alation
To come and fight for D/F#king and Gcountry
But for Gall the noise he's C/Gmaking, that C/Bbait they aren't Emtaking
FGrom Sergent William BaDiley D/F#tooral loGo.
[Verse 3]
But Galas for human greatness every C/Gdog he has his Gday,
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
And GSergeant William Bailey he is C/Ggetting old and Ggrey,
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
No Dlonger youths are willing to take his dirty shilling,
And things for him are lD/F#ooking mighty Gblue,
For in sGpite of fife and drC/Gumming no mC/Bore recruits are Emcoming,
FGor Sergeant William BaDiley D/F#tooral loGo.
[Instrumental]
G    C/G  G
D         G
G    C/G  G
D         G
D
D/F#      G
G    C/G  C/B  C
G D  D/F#   G
[Verse 4]
And now, GSergeant William Bailey what a C/Gwretched sight to Gsee,
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
And the Gback that once was strong and straight is C/Galmost bent in tGhree,
Tooral looral Dlooral looral Gloo,
Some Drebel youths with placards have called his army blackguards,
And told the Irish youth D/F#just what to Gdo,
He has Glost his occupation C/Glet’s sing C/Bin jubilatioEmn,
FGor Sergeant William BaDiley D/F#tooral loGo
[Outro]
G    C/G  G
D         G
G    C/G  G
D         G
D
D/F#      G
G    C/G  C/B  C
G D  D/F#   G

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Sergeant William Bailey

by Lankum

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C/G

D/F#

C/B

[Verse 1]

G C/G G

Sergeant William Bailey was a man of high renown,

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

G C/G G

In search of gallant young recruits he used to scour the town,

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

His face was full and swarthy, of medals he had forty,

D/F# G

And ribbons on his chest red white and blue,

G C/G C/B Em

It was he that looked the hero as he made the people stare O,

G D D/F# G

As he stood on Dunphy’s corner tooral loo.

[Verse 2]

G C/G G

Now Sergent William Bailey on Dunprhy's corner stands

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

C/G G

Enticing Dublin young lands for to die in foreign lands

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

For to improve their station, he shouts in high-alation

D/F# G

To come and fight for king and country

G C/G C/B Em

But for all the noise he's making, that bait they aren't taking

G D D/F# G

From Sergent William Bailey tooral loo.

[Verse 3]

G C/G G

But alas for human greatness every dog he has his day,

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

G C/G G

And Sergeant William Bailey he is getting old and grey,

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

No longer youths are willing to take his dirty shilling,

D/F# G

And things for him are looking mighty blue,

G C/G C/B Em

For in spite of fife and drumming no more recruits are coming,

G D D/F# G

For Sergeant William Bailey tooral loo.

[Instrumental]

G C/G G

D G

G C/G G

D G

D/F# G

G C/G C/B C

G D D/F# G

[Verse 4]

G C/G G

And now, Sergeant William Bailey what a wretched sight to see,

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

G C/G G

And the back that once was strong and straight is almost bent in three,

D G

Tooral looral looral looral loo,

Some rebel youths with placards have called his army blackguards,

D/F# G

And told the Irish youth just what to do,

G C/G C/B Em

He has lost his occupation let’s sing in jubilation,

G D D/F# G

For Sergeant William Bailey tooral loo

[Outro]

G C/G G

D G

G C/G G

D G

D/F# G

G C/G C/B C

G D D/F# G

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