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"Tell Me Ma" (Trad/Arr. Gaelic Storm)
From "Gaelic Storm" (1998)
[Intro]
G  D G  D G
G C G D G C G D G
[Chorus]
I'll tGell me ma when I go home,
The bDoys won't leave the gGirls alone.
TGhey pull my hair, they stole my comb,
But thDat's all right 'til GI go home.
GShe is handsome, sChe is pretty,
GShe's the belle of BDelfast City,
ShGe is courtin', a oCne, two, three,
GPlease won't you tell me wDho is sGhe?
G D G D G
G C G D G C G D G
[Verse]
Now GAlbert Mooney says he loves her,
An' Dall the b'ys are fGighting for her.
KnGocking on the door and they're ringing on the bell,
Saying, "DOh my true love, Gare you well?"
DGown she comes as whCite as snow,
With rGings on her fingers and bDells on her toes.
GOld Johnny Murphy sCays she'll die,
If sGhe doesn't get the fDellow with the rGoving eye.
[Chorus]
I'll tGell me ma when I go home,
The bDoys won't leave the gGirls alone.
TGhey pull my hair, they stole my comb,
But thDat's all right 'til GI go home.
G D G D G
G C G D G C G D G
[Verse]
Let the wGind and the rain and the hail come high,
And the snDow come shovelling fGrom the sky.
SGhe's as nice as apple pie,
SDhe'll get her own lad Gby and by!
an' WhGen she gets a lCad of her own,
She wGon't tell her ma when sDhe comes home.
LGet them all come Cas they will,
It's PGatrick MDurphy Gshe loves still!
[Chorus]
I'll tGell me ma when I go home,
The bDoys won't leave the gGirls alone.
TGhey pull my hair, they stole my comb,
But thDat's all right 'til GI go home.
SGhe is handsome, sChe is pretty,
GShe's the belle of BDelfast City,
ShGe is courtin', a oCne, two, three,
GPlease won't you tell me wDho is sGhe?
GShe is handsome, sChe is pretty,
GShe's the belle of BDelfast City,
GShe is courtin', a Cone, two, three,
GPlease won't you tell me wDho is sGhe?
G C G D G

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Tell Me Ma

by Gaelic Storm

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"Tell Me Ma" (Trad/Arr. Gaelic Storm)

From "Gaelic Storm" (1998)

[Intro]

G D G D G

G C G D G C G D G

[Chorus]

I'll tell me ma when I go home,

D G

The boys won't leave the girls alone.

They pull my hair, they stole my comb,

D G

But that's all right 'til I go home.

G C

She is handsome, she is pretty,

G D

She's the belle of Belfast City,

G C

She is courtin', a one, two, three,

G D G

Please won't you tell me who is she?

G D G D G

G C G D G C G D G

[Verse]

Now Albert Mooney says he loves her,

D G

An' all the b'ys are fighting for her.

Knocking on the door and they're ringing on the bell,

D G

Saying, "Oh my true love, are you well?"

G C

Down she comes as white as snow,

G D

With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes.

G C

Old Johnny Murphy says she'll die,

G D G

If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye.

[Chorus]

I'll tell me ma when I go home,

D G

The boys won't leave the girls alone.

They pull my hair, they stole my comb,

D G

But that's all right 'til I go home.

G D G D G

G C G D G C G D G

[Verse]

Let the wind and the rain and the hail come high,

D G

And the snow come shovelling from the sky.

She's as nice as apple pie,

D G

She'll get her own lad by and by!

G C

an' When she gets a lad of her own,

G D

She won't tell her ma when she comes home.

G C

Let them all come as they will,

G D G

It's Patrick Murphy she loves still!

[Chorus]

I'll tell me ma when I go home,

D G

The boys won't leave the girls alone.

They pull my hair, they stole my comb,

D G

But that's all right 'til I go home.

G C

She is handsome, she is pretty,

G D

She's the belle of Belfast City,

G C

She is courtin', a one, two, three,

G D G

Please won't you tell me who is she?

G C

She is handsome, she is pretty,

G D

She's the belle of Belfast City,

G C

She is courtin', a one, two, three,

G D G

Please won't you tell me who is she?

G C G D G

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