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The Sea Around Us – Traditional Irish Tab’d by wompton (*gradh geal mo croide* - Old Irish Phrase that is something like "Great love of my heart") [VERSE 1]
They Dsay that the lakes of KiAllarney are fair That no stream like the Liffey can Gever comApare, If it's Dwater you want, you'll find Anothing more rare Than the stuff they make Gdown by Athe Docean.
[CHORUS]
The Dsea, oh the sea is the Ggradh geal mo Dcroide* ALong may it roam between GEngland and Ame It's Da sure guarantee that some Ahour we'll be free Oh, thank God we're surGrounded Aby Dwater.
[VERSE 2]
Tom DMoore made his "Waters" meet Afame and renown A great lover of anything Gdressed in a Acrown In Dbrandy the bandy old ASaxon he'd drown But throw ne'er a Gdrop inA theD ocean.
[CHORUS]
The Dsea, oh the sea is the Ggradh geal mo Dcroide* ALong may it roam between GEngland and Ame It's Da sure guarantee that some Ahour we'll be free Oh, thank God we're surGrounded Aby Dwater.
[VERSE 3]
The DScots have their Whisky, the AWelch have their speech And their poets are paid about Gtenpence a Aweek ProDvided no hard words on AEngland they speak Oh Lord, what a Gprice for AdevDotion.
[CHORUS]
The Dsea, oh the sea is the Ggradh geal mo Dcroide* ALong may it roam between GEngland and Ame It's Da sure guarantee that some Ahour we'll be free Oh, thank God we're surGrounded Aby Dwater.
[VERSE 4]
The DDanes came to Ireland with Anothing to do But dream of the plundered old GIrish they Aslew, "Yeh Dwill in yer vikings" said ABrian Boru And threw them back Ginto Athe Docean.
[CHORUS]
The Dsea, oh the sea is the Ggradh geal mo Dcroide* ALong may it roam between GEngland and Ame It's Da sure guarantee that some Ahour we'll be free Oh, thank God we're surGrounded Aby Dwater.
[VERSE 5]
Two Dforeign old monarchs in Abattle did join Each wanting his head on the Gback of a Acoin If the DIrish had sense they'd drowned Aboth in the Boyne And partition thrown Ginto Athe Docean.
[CHORUS]
The Dsea, oh the sea is the Ggradh geal mo Dcroide* ALong may it roam between GEngland and Ame It's Da sure guarantee that some Ahour we'll be free Oh, thank God we're surGrounded Aby Dwater. Oh, thank AGod we're surGrounded Aby Dwater.