Sally Mclennane

The Dubliners

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D G D Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born
D G A He played it from the night-time to the peaceful early morn
G D A He soothed souls of psychos and the men who had the horn
D G A D and they all looked very happy in the morning
D G D Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours
D G A Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many powers
G D A So sad to see the grieving of the people he was leaving
D G A D And he took the road from nowhere in the morning [Chorus]
D G D We walked him to the station in the rain
D G A We kissed him as we put him on the train
G D G And we sang him a song of times long gone
D A D A though we knew that we'd be seeing him again
D Sad to say I must be on my way
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G D A so buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away
D I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can
G D A D to the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane [Verse 2]
D G D The years passed by the times had changed Igrew to be a man
D G A I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally McLennane
G D A I took the jeers and drank the beers and I crawled back home at dawn
D G A D And ended up a barman in the morning
D G D I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down
D G A I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown
G D A I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away
D G A D Some people left for heaven without warning [Chorus]
D G D We walked him to the station in the rain
D G A We kissed him as we put him on the train
G D G And we sang him a song of times long gone
D A D A though we knew that we'd be seeing him again
D Sad to say I must be on my way
G D A so buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away
D I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can
G D A D to the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane [Verse 3]
D G D When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they where gone
D G A He asked me all the details of the train that they went on
G D A Some people they arescared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked
D G A D And took the road for heaven in the morning
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