Carndonagh

E G#m A E G#m A E Under the cross of St. Brigid and the Holy Ghost B Trekking for miles all over the Donegal coast E G#m A E With a bottle of whiskey and a fluttering heart B A E For the smell of a pound, oh these hills had to part G#m A E And he made his way down to Belfast town B At the time the whole island was still under the crown E G#m A E But when a so-called truce only brought more strife B A E Making the sign of the cross could cost you your life G#m A E O Carndonagh well I didn’t know ya B Though I swear in dreams I’ve been over E G#m A E Well I’d sail a million miles on the Irish Rover B A E To spend a little time over in Carndonagh G#m A E Immigration, oh to stay B Though millions had gone before it doesn’t ease the pain E G#m A E But when a fella was shot done for the way that he prayed B A E He took a ship and his chances to the USA G#m A E And he settled over in Boston town B Oh it was nice not to hear Croppy lie down E G#m A E And he made a little something out of nothing at all B A E But his thoughts always wandered off to Donegal G#m A E O Carndonagh well I didn’t know ya B Though I swear in dreams I’ve been over E G#m A E Well I’d sail a million miles on the Irish Rover B A E To spend a little time over in Carndonagh G#m A E Well the years go by but the love‘s still there B And there are nights oh I swear l hear him in prayer E G#m A E Oh and from this earth he is long since gone B A E I feel the presence of his soul when I sing this song G#m A E O Carndonagh well I didn’t know ya B Though I swear in dreams I’ve been over E G#m A E Well I’d sail a million miles on the Irish Rover B A E To spend a little time over in Carndonagh G#m A E O Carndonagh well I didn’t know ya B Though I swear in dreams I’ve been over E G#m A E Well I’d sail a million miles on the Irish Rover B A E To spend a little time over in Carndonagh