Eileen Og

[ Am ] eileen og an’ that the darlin’s name is [ G ] through the barony her features they were famous [ Am ] if we loved her then who was there to blame us [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] for wasn’t she the pride of petravore? [ Am ] [ C ] but her beauty made us all so shy [ Em ] [ Am ] not a man could look her in the eye [ Am ] [ C ] boys , oh boys , sure that’s the reason why [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] we’re in mournin’ for the pride of petravore [ Am ] [ C ] : eileen og me heart is growin’ grey , [ Em ] [ Am ] ever since the day you wandered far away [ Am ] [ C ] eileen og there’s good fish in the say , [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] but there’s none of them like the pride of petravore [ Am ] friday at the fair of ballintubber [ G ] eileen met mcgrath the cattle jobber [ Am ] i’d like to set me mark upon the robber [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] for he stole away the pride of petravore [ Am ] [ C ] he never seemed to see the girl at all [ Em ] [ Am ] even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl [ Am ] [ C ] lookin’ big and masterful when she was lookin’ small [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] most provokin’ for the pride of petravore [ Am ] so it went as ’twas in the beginning [ G ] eileen og was bent upon the winning [ Am ] big mcgrath contentedly was grinning [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] being courted by the pride of petravore [ Am ] [ C ] sez he : "i know a girl that could knock you into fits" [ Em ] [ Am ] at that eileen nearly lost her wits [ Am ] [ C ] the upshot of the ruction was that now the robber sits [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] with his arm around the pride of petravore [ Am ] [ C ] eileen og me heart is growin’ grey , [ Em ] [ Am ] ever since the day you wandered far away [ Am ] [ C ] eileen og there’s good fish in the say , [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] but there’s none of them like the pride of petravore [ Am ] boys , oh boys , with fate ’tis hard to grapple [ G ] of my eyes ’tis eileen was the apple [ Am ] now to see her walkin’ to the chapel [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] with the hardest featured man in petravore [ Am ] [ C ] now , boys , this is all i have to say : [ Em ] [ Am ] when you do your courtin’ make no display [ Am ] [ C ] if you want them to run after you , just walk the other way [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] for they’re mostly like the pride of petravore [ Am ] [ C ] eileen og me heart is growin’ grey , [ Em ] [ Am ] ever since the day you wandered far away [ Am ] [ C ] eileen og there’s good fish in the say , [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] but there’s none of them like the pride of petravore