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Title: Pat Reilly
Artist: Planxty
Album: The Well Below the Valley
[Verse]
It bein' Con a monday Fmorning, it Cbein' our pay Gday
We Fmet Sergeant CJenkins at our goin' aGway
He Csays to Pat FReilly "You Care a handsome young Gman
Will you Fcome to John CKelly's where Gwe will set a Cdram"
[Verse]
And Cwhile we sat there Fboozin' and Cdrinkin' our Gdram
He Fsays to Pat CReilly "You Gare a handsome young man
I'd Chave you take the Fbounty and Ccome along with Gme
To the Fsweet County CLongford, strange Gfaces there you'll Csee"
[Verse]
"Oh Cno kind sir, a Fsoldier's life with Cme would not aGgree
Nor Fneither would I Cbind myself down Gfrom my liberty
For I Clived as happy Fas a prince, my Cmind does tell me Gso
So Ffare thee well, I'm Cjust goin' down, my G?shatter for to Cthow?
[Verse]
"Oh Care you in a Fhurry, Care you goin' aGway?
Or Fwon't you stop and Clisten to these words I'm goin' to Gsay
PerChaps now Pat FReilly, you Cmight do something Gworse
Than to Fleave your native Ccountry and enGlist in the Black CHorse"
[Verse]
Oh Cit's I took the Fbounty, the rCeckoning was Gpaid
The Fribbons were brought Cout, me boys, and Ginto my cockade
It's Cearly the next Fmorning we Call were made to Gstand
BeFfore our grand Cgeneral with Ghats all in our Chands
[Verse]
He Csays to Pat FReilly "You Care a little too Glow
With Fsome other Cregiment I fear you have to Ggo"
"I Cmay go where I Fwill, I Chave no-one to Gmourn
For my Fmother is Cdead, me boys, and Gnever will reCturn"
[Verse]
It's Cnot in the Fmorning tChat I sing this Gsong
But it's Fin the cold Cevening as I march aGlone
With me Cgun o'er my Fshoulder I Fbitterly do Gweep
When I Fthink of my true Clove that Gnow lies fast Casleep
[Verse]
My Cblessing on my Fmother that Creared me neat and Gclean
But Fbad luck to my Cfather that made me serve the Gqueen
Oh Chad he been an Fhonest man and Clearned to me my Gtrade
I would Fnever have enClisted nor Gworn the cocCkade

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Pat Reilly

by Planxty

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Chords in this song · guitar

Title: Pat Reilly

Artist: Planxty

Album: The Well Below the Valley

[Verse]

C F C G

It bein' on a monday morning, it bein' our pay day

F C G

We met Sergeant Jenkins at our goin' away

C F C G

He says to Pat Reilly "You are a handsome young man

F C G C

Will you come to John Kelly's where we will set a dram"

[Verse]

C F C G

And while we sat there boozin' and drinkin' our dram

F C G

He says to Pat Reilly "You are a handsome young man

C F C G

I'd have you take the bounty and come along with me

F C G C

To the sweet County Longford, strange faces there you'll see"

[Verse]

C F C G

"Oh no kind sir, a soldier's life with me would not agree

F C G

Nor neither would I bind myself down from my liberty

C F C G

For I lived as happy as a prince, my mind does tell me so

F C G C

So fare thee well, I'm just goin' down, my ?shatter for to thow?

[Verse]

C F C G

"Oh are you in a hurry, are you goin' away?

F C G

Or won't you stop and listen to these words I'm goin' to say

C F C G

Perhaps now Pat Reilly, you might do something worse

F C G C

Than to leave your native country and enlist in the Black Horse"

[Verse]

C F C G

Oh it's I took the bounty, the reckoning was paid

F C G

The ribbons were brought out, me boys, and into my cockade

C F C G

It's early the next morning we all were made to stand

F C G C

Before our grand general with hats all in our hands

[Verse]

C F C G

He says to Pat Reilly "You are a little too low

F C G

With some other regiment I fear you have to go"

C F C G

"I may go where I will, I have no-one to mourn

F C G C

For my mother is dead, me boys, and never will return"

[Verse]

C F C G

It's not in the morning that I sing this song

F C G

But it's in the cold evening as I march alone

C F F G

With me gun o'er my shoulder I bitterly do weep

F C G C

When I think of my true love that now lies fast asleep

[Verse]

C F C G

My blessing on my mother that reared me neat and clean

F C G

But bad luck to my father that made me serve the queen

C F C G

Oh had he been an honest man and learned to me my trade

F C G C

I would never have enlisted nor worn the cockade

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