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DAt the country fair daAnce, they were hBmaving romaGnce,
They were eDating, drA7inking & dDancing
Well a heated excAhange is not unBmusual or stGrange,
and soon them ugDly looks turned inA7to ugly aDction
Well she was pF#mretty you might say, at least we thGought so anyway
But she nDever sent a man to war or sA7laugAhter
Them fDlashing black eA7yes made tBmwo young men rGise
and had a sDudden strange A7effect on eaGch otDher
DThere was Porcupine PaAul, a maBmn feared by alGl, he drank aDway all of his mA7oney and his rDeason
And Fearsome Fred FAord who was rBmestless and bGored and tDired of waA7iting for the hunting sDeason
On the fF#mloor lay Pamela Pearl, she was FeGarsome Fred’s girl
but she dDidn’t mind being dragged under the taA7ble
When DFred broke it Aup the man Bmhe found on tGop was PDaul doing aA7ll he was GabDle
Well Fred said look hAere, take your hBmand off that bGrassiere
We’re gonna hDave oursA7elves a little shoDotin’
And he’s hitching up his pAants and he’s aBmdopting this masGochistic stance
and the cDrowd starts yA7elling and hDooting
F#mPaul knew he was beat if he eGver got to his feet so he fDired from the horizontal A7posiAtion
DFred was hit, the Adust was bit, it was an amBmazing exhibition of true gGrit
He fDired his gun and accA7omplished his mGissDion
DPearl adjusted her lAace, with an expreBmssion of grief and hGorror on her face
She said it Dsure is grief anAd horror that I’m fDeeling
Everyone was agAhast at whBmat had come to Gpass
Even the caDrd players looked A7up and stopped their GdealiDng.

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Country Fair Dance

by Mary Coughlan

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F#m

D A Bm G

At the country fair dance, they were having romance,

D A7 D

They were eating, drinking & dancing

A Bm G

Well a heated exchange is not unusual or strange,

D A7 D

and soon them ugly looks turned into ugly action

F#m G

Well she was pretty you might say, at least we thought so anyway

D A7 A

But she never sent a man to war or slaughter

D A7 Bm G

Them flashing black eyes made two young men rise

D A7 G D

and had a sudden strange effect on each other

D A Bm G D A7 D

There was Porcupine Paul, a man feared by all, he drank away all of his money and his reason

A Bm G D A7 D

And Fearsome Fred Ford who was restless and bored and tired of waiting for the hunting season

F#m G

On the floor lay Pamela Pearl, she was Fearsome Fred’s girl

D A7

but she didn’t mind being dragged under the table

D A Bm G D A7 G D

When Fred broke it up the man he found on top was Paul doing all he was able

A Bm G

Well Fred said look here, take your hand off that brassiere

D A7 D

We’re gonna have ourselves a little shootin’

A Bm G

And he’s hitching up his pants and he’s adopting this masochistic stance

D A7 D

and the crowd starts yelling and hooting

F#m G D A7 A

Paul knew he was beat if he ever got to his feet so he fired from the horizontal position

D A Bm G

Fred was hit, the dust was bit, it was an amazing exhibition of true grit

D A7 G D

He fired his gun and accomplished his mission

D A Bm G

Pearl adjusted her lace, with an expression of grief and horror on her face

D A D

She said it sure is grief and horror that I’m feeling

A Bm G

Everyone was aghast at what had come to pass

D A7 G D

Even the card players looked up and stopped their dealing.

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