The Coppers Song

D A G G (Here’s a song about a place very close to our hearts isn’t it Johnny It’s a classic Dublin night-spot lads, ye’ve all been there, ye might not remember it though) D A Teachers, students, nurses guards G I told her I was County Scored from 90 yards D County colours A Jersey pullers G Not the kind of girl you take home to your mothers D Cheesy tunes A Mighty craic Bm G Grown men dancing to Westlife tracks Em Pints and bombers, girls with loose morals G A D You’ll find them all in Coppers D A If you want to meet country people G You can talk about silage season D A There’s yanks soggin pints of Guinness G They’d want to keep an eye on their missus D A If you’re sweatin from dancin to the Spice Girls mega-mix G There’s a fella in the jacks selling sprays of Lynx D No Joop, no Hoop A No Armani, no Punani G For a gold card I’d sell me granny Bm If you’re walkin the streets of Dublin G And you’re lookin for a place to go E You can ask any taxi man or guard cos G Cos they all know D A Teachers, students, nurses guards G I told her I was County Scored from 90 yards D County colours A Jersey pullers G Not the kind of girl you take home to your mothers D Cheesy tunes A Mighty craic Bm G Grown men dancing to Westlife tracks Em Pints and bombers, girls with loose morals G A D D/C# You’ll find them all in Coppers D A Ag science students and architecture G Dancin till five, I’ll hardly make the lecture D If she’s a nurse A You could do worse G If he’s a guard You’ll never be barred D A Now if you’re single and you’re lookin’ to mingle G You met a girl on the train up from Dingle E Bought her twelve rounds of gin G A And when you turned around she was shiftin’ Lee Chin D A Teachers, students, nurses guards G I told her I was County Scored from 90 yards D County colours A Jersey pullers G Not the kind of girl you take home to your mothers D Cheesy tunes A Mighty craic Bm G Grown men dancing to Westlife tracks Em Pints and bombers, girls with loose morals G A You’ll find them all in Coppers Mid-Section G Now the lights are on D And all the lads are gone A There’s no sign of our car Bm E Any chance of the residents bar G If you’re walkin’ up Harcourt Street D And you hear the Vengaboys beat E When Bewitched comes on, don’t stop us G A Cos all the culchies love going to Coppers D A Teachers, students, nurses guards G I told her I was County Scored from 90 yards D County colours A Jersey pullers G Not the kind of girl you take home to your mothers D Cheesy tunes A Mighty craic Bm G Grown men dancing to Westlife tracks Em Pints and bombers, girls with loose morals G A You’ll find them all in Coppers E We’ve been workin hard G A Any chance of an aul gold card