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Arkle  - Dominic Behan
It Emhappened in the spring-time of the Dyear of sixty four, 
When AmEnglishmen were making pounds and fEmivers by the B7score 
He Embeat them in the Chollow and he Gbeat them on the B7bumps 
A Empair of B7fancy Emfetlocks, Cwell he Gshowed them B7o'er the Emjumps.
He's EmEnglish! He's English! As DEnglish as you've seen
A lAmittle bit of Arab stock and Emmore from Stephen's B7Green
EmTake a look at CMill House and throw Gout your chest with B7pride
He's the Emgreatest B7steepleEmchaser Con the GEnglish B7countryEmside.
Then a Emquiet man called Dreaper livin' Din the Emerald Isle
Said "That Amhorse of yours called Mill House surely Emshows a bit of B7style,
"But EmI've a little Cfella and GArkle is his B7name,
"Put your Emmoney B7where you Emput your Cmouth and Gthen we'll B7play the Emgame."
Well the EmEnglish racing gentleman Dlaughed till fit to burst,
"You Amtried before Tom Dreaper and Emthen you came off B7worst,
"If you Emthink your horse could Cbeat us you're Grunnin' short on B7brains
"It's EmMill House B7that you Emwant to Cfight and Gnot those B7beastly EmDanes."
"EmArkle now is five to two Mill DHouse is money on, 
"They're Amoff! and dear believe I do the Emchampion has it B7won,
"There are Emother horses Cin this race to Gtest the great chap's B7might
"But Emdeary B7me it's Emplain to Csee the Grest are B7out of Emsight."
"There are three more fences now to go he leads by twenty lengths
"Brave Arkle's putting in a show, poor chap he's all but spent
"Mill House sweeps on majestically great glory in each stride
"He's the greatest horse undoubledy within the whole word wide.
"Two to go still Arkle comes he's cutting down the lead,
"But he's beaten bar the shouting for he hasn't got the speed,
"They're on the run up to the last, my God can he hold out,
"Look behind you Willie Robinson man what are you about?
"They're at the last and over Pat Taffe has more in hand,
"He's passing England's Mill House the finest in the land, 
"My God he has us beaten! What can the English say?
"The ground was wrong? The distance long? Too early in the day?"

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Arkle

by Dominic Behan

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Arkle - Dominic Behan

Em D

It happened in the spring-time of the year of sixty four,

Am Em B7

When Englishmen were making pounds and fivers by the score

Em C G B7

He beat them in the hollow and he beat them on the bumps

Em B7 Em C G B7 Em

A pair of fancy fetlocks, well he showed them o'er the jumps.

Em D

He's English! He's English! As English as you've seen

Am Em B7

A little bit of Arab stock and more from Stephen's Green

Em C G B7

Take a look at Mill House and throw out your chest with pride

Em B7 Em C G B7 Em

He's the greatest steeplechaser on the English countryside.

Em D

Then a quiet man called Dreaper livin' in the Emerald Isle

Am Em B7

Said "That horse of yours called Mill House surely shows a bit of style,

Em C G B7

"But I've a little fella and Arkle is his name,

Em B7 Em C G B7 Em

"Put your money where you put your mouth and then we'll play the game."

Em D

Well the English racing gentleman laughed till fit to burst,

Am Em B7

"You tried before Tom Dreaper and then you came off worst,

Em C G B7

"If you think your horse could beat us you're runnin' short on brains

Em B7 Em C G B7 Em

"It's Mill House that you want to fight and not those beastly Danes."

Em D

"Arkle now is five to two Mill House is money on,

Am Em B7

"They're off! and dear believe I do the champion has it won,

Em C G B7

"There are other horses in this race to test the great chap's might

Em B7 Em C G B7 Em

"But deary me it's plain to see the rest are out of sight."

"There are three more fences now to go he leads by twenty lengths

"Brave Arkle's putting in a show, poor chap he's all but spent

"Mill House sweeps on majestically great glory in each stride

"He's the greatest horse undoubledy within the whole word wide.

"Two to go still Arkle comes he's cutting down the lead,

"But he's beaten bar the shouting for he hasn't got the speed,

"They're on the run up to the last, my God can he hold out,

"Look behind you Willie Robinson man what are you about?

"They're at the last and over Pat Taffe has more in hand,

"He's passing England's Mill House the finest in the land,

"My God he has us beaten! What can the English say?

"The ground was wrong? The distance long? Too early in the day?"

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