Reillys Daughter

F A# As I was sitting by the fire, talking to old Reilly’s daughter F Suddenly a thought came into me head, A# I’d like to marry old Reilly’s daughter. F A# Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly F C7 F Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum. F Reilly played on the big bass drum, A# Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter F Reilly had a bright red glittering eye, A# And he kept that eye on his only daughter. F A# Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly F C7 F Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum. F Her hair was black, and her eyes were blue, A# The colonel and the major and the captain sought her F The sergeant and the private and the drummer boy too A# But they never had a chance with Reilly’s daughter. F A# Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly F C7 F Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.   F Well I got me a ring and a parson too A# Got me a scratch in a married quarter F Settled me down to a peaceful life A# Happy as a king with Reilly’s daughter. F A# Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly F C7 F Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum. F Suddenly a footstep on the stairs A# Who should it be but Reilly out for slaughter? F With two pistols in his hands A# Looking for the man who had married his daughter. F A# Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly F C7 F Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum. F I caught old Reilly by the hair A# Rammed his head in a pail of water F Fired his pistols into the air A# Damned sight quicker than I married his daughter. F A# Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly F C7 F Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum. N.C. Fresh fish! (spoken)