My Town Ballinamuck

D G D On a cold November day, when I set out on my way D C A to a new town that is far away D G D as I stroll down the lane, through the tears and the pain D A D I was yearning for my old north Longford home D G D as my friends wish me luck, I can see old ballinamuck D C A see the churchyard where now my daddy lies D G D as I gaze through my home gate, I see the Ninety Eight D A D That house is known to people far and wide G This is my town (my town) my town are we now D Lord it's my town (my town) G yeah it's my town (my town) D far away it is my town (my town) G D and I know with luck, as I gaze from this old truck D A D I'll see my hometown Ballinamuck D G D I was the youngest of the four and I thought I'd see no more D C A of the friends and the girl I left behind D G D then my mind strayed away on a bright summers day D A D to the battlefield a field that fought the crown D G D as I gazed upon the strand and see that Blake statue grand D C A where I played when I was a boy D G D as I look from this incline, I see in my mind D A D the hometown that I have loved so well G This is my town (my town) my town are we now D Lord it's my town (my town) G yeah it's my town (my town) D far away it is my town (my town) G D and I know with luck, as I gaze from this old truck D A D I'll see my hometown Ballinamuck