When ^DI was a lad on the ^GEmerald ^DIsle, I heard ^Bmmany stories ^Dboth lovely and ^Bmwild. A ^Dbout the great dragons and ^Gmonsters that ^Dbe, That swallow the ^Bmships as they ^Dsail on the ^Bmsea. 'Tho ^GI was an artist with canvas and paints, I sailed with Saint Brendan and his jolly ^Dsaints. We ^Gtold the good people, "Goodbye for a while, We ^Dsailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle, fair isle, We sailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle.

When ^Dwe had been sailing for ^Gninety-four ^Ddays, We came ^Bmto a spot where the ^Dsea was ^Bmablaze. ^DThose demons from Hades ^Gwas dancing with ^Dglee And burning the ^Bmsailors a^Dlive on the ^Bmsea Then ^GSaint Brendan walked on the festering waves, He threw all the demons right back to their ^Dcaves, And ^Gall of the saints bore a heavenly smile, We ^Dsailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle, fair isle, We sailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle.

One ^Dnight while the brethren ^Gwere lying ^Dasleep, A great ^Bmdragon came up from ^Dunder the ^Bmdeep. ^DHe thundered and light^Gninged and made a great ^Ddin; He awakened ^BmSaint Brendan ^Dand all of ^Bmhis men. The ^Gdragon came on with his mouth open wide. We threw in a cross and the great dragon ^Ddied. We ^Gskinned him and cooked him and feasted awhile We ^Dsailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle, fair isle, We sailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle.

At ^Dlast we came onto that ^Gbeautiful ^Dland. We all ^Bmwent ashore and we ^Dwalked on the ^Bmsand. ^DWe took up our longbows and ^Gkilled a ^DZebu. We roas^Bmted it up and ^Dhad hot ^Bmbarbecue. And ^Gafter a while we were singing a song, We noticed the island was moving ^Dalong. We ^Gate and we drank and we rode in high style, We ^Dsailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle, fair isle, We sailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle.

Now ^DBrendan said, "Boys, this is ^Gmuch to my ^Dwish "We ^Bmride on the back of the ^Dworld's biggest ^Bmfish "^DHold fast to the rope ^Gthat is ^Dpulling the ship, "We'll ^Bmneed it some ^Dday if this ^Bmfish takes a dip!" We ^Gsailed every ocean, we sailed every sea, We sailed every spot that a ^Dsailor could be. In ^Gforty-four days we sailed ten million miles, We ^Dsailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle, fair isle, We sailed for ^ASaint Brendan's ^Dfair isle.