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G D 'Twas there I learned readin' and writin' C D G At Dick Crowley's where I went to school G D Am And 'twas there I learned howlin' and fightin' D G D7 G From me schoolmaster Mr. O'Toole G D Him and me we had many a scrimmage C D G And devil a copy I wrote G D Am There was ne'er a gossoon in the village Am G D7 G Dare tread on the tail of me coat G D Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy C D G Sing mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay G D Am There was ne'er a gossoon in the village D G D G Dare tread on the tail of me coat G D 'Twas there I learned all of me courtin' C D G Many lessons I took in the art G D Am Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin' D G D7 G An arrow drove straight through me heart G D Molly O'Connor, she lived just forninst me C D G And tender lines to her I wrote G D Am If you dare say one hard word ag'in 'er Am G D7 G I'll tread on the tail of your coat G D Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy C D G Mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay G D Am There was ne'er a gossoon in the village D G D G Dare tread on the tail of me coat G D But a blackguard called Mickey Maloney C D G Came stole her affections away G D Am For he'd money and I hadn't any D G D7 G So I sent him the challenge next day G D In the evening we met at the woodbine C D G The Shannon we crossed in a boat G D Am And I lathered him with my shillelagh Am G D7 G For he tread on the tail of me coat G D Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy C D G Mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay G D Am There was ne'er a gossoon in the village D G D G Dare tread on the tail of me coat Solo In G G D Oh me fame it went all through the nation C D G And folks came a flockin' to see G D Am And they cried out without hesitation D G D7 G 'You¹re a fightin' man, Billy Magee!' G D I've cleaned out the Finnigan faction C D G Licked all the Murphys afloat G D Am If you're in for a row or a ruction Am G D7 G Just tread on the tail of me coat Chorus x 2 G D Singin' mush mush mush toor—i—li—addy C D G Mush mush mush toor—i—li—ay G D Am There was ne'er a gossoon in the village D G D G Dare tread on the tail of me coat