Misc Traditional - Boys of barr na stráide

Oh, the ^Gtown, it climbs the ^Dmountains and ^Bmlooks out u^Empon the ^Asea At ^Dsleeping ^Bmtime or ^Emwa ^Aking, it's ^Gthere I'd ^Along to ^Dbe. To walk a^Bmgain those ^Emkindly ^Astreets, the ^Gplace where ^Alife be^Dgan, And the ^GBoys of Barr na ^DStráide went ^Bmhunting ^Afor the wren.

With ^Gcudgels stout we ^Droamed about to ^Bmhunt the ^Emdreó^Alín We ^Dsearched for ^Bmbirds in ^Emevery ^Afurze from ^GLitir ^Ato Doo^Dneen. We sang for ^Bmjoy be^Emneath the ^Asky, life ^Gheld no ^Aprint nor ^Dplan And the ^GBoys of Barr na ^DStráide went ^Bmhunting ^Afor the wren.

And ^Gwhen the hills were ^Dbleedin' and the ^Bmrifles ^Emwere a^Aflame To the ^Drebel ^Bmhomes of ^EmKerry ^A-the ^GSaxon ^Astrangers ^Dcame, But the men who ^Bmdared the ^EmAuxies ^Aand who ^Gfought the ^ABlack-and-^DTan Were the ^GBoys of Barr na ^DStráide who ^Bmhuntied ^Afor the wren.

And ^Ghere's a health to ^Dthem tonight wher^Bmever ^Emthey may ^Abe. By the ^Dgroves of ^BmCarham ^Emriver -^Aor the ^Gslope of ^ABean 'a ^DTí John Daly ^Bmand Batt ^EmAndy ^Aand the ^GSheehans, ^ACon and ^DDan, And the ^GBoys of Barr na ^DStráide who ^Bmhunted ^Afor the wren.

When ^Gnow they toil in ^Dforeign soil where ^Bmthey have ^Emmade their ^Away Deep ^Din the ^Bmheart of ^EmLondon ^ATown or ^Gover ^Aon Broad^Dway, And I am ^Bmleft to ^Emsing their ^Adeeds and ^Gpraise them ^Awhile I ^Dcan Those ^GBoys of Barr na ^DStráide who ^Bmhunted ^Afor the wren.

And ^Gwhen the wheel of ^Dlife runs out and ^Bmpeace come ^Emover ^Ame Oh ^Dlay me ^Bmdown in ^Emthat old ^Atown bet^Gween the ^Ahills and ^Dsea. I'll take my ^Bmsleep in ^Emthose green ^Afields, the ^Gplace my ^Alife be^Dgan,, With those ^GBoys of Barr na ^DStráide who ^Bmhunted ^Afor the wren.