The Rake
Irish Rovers
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[Intro] Am C F C G Em GAm C F C G Am [Verso 1]Am C F I am a young fellow from the County TyroneC G Em G In the town of Strabane sure I'm very well knownAm C F For down to the alehouse I'm frequently goin'C G Am With Kitty and Ginny and MaryAm C My father rebuked me for being such a rakeAm G And for spending me money on whiskey and cakesAm C F But the lassies are sweet and it's all for their sakesC G Am And it keeps me lighthearted and merry [Chorus]Am C Em G I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dryAm G Em G I will court all the lassies or at least I will tryAm C F And I'll never conform 'til the day that I dieC G Am Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé( C G Am ) [Verso 2]Am C F If I chance for to wander on down to the fairC G Em G All the lassies all around me do flock on the squareAm C F I'll pull out me fiddle and play an auld airC G Am And soon we're all off on the spreeContinues after the adAm C There's Peggy and Jane from the banks of Loch NeeAm G There's Kitty and Molly down Dungannon WayAm C F And there's another one from Cookstown who makes me head swayC G Am Such a fuss they all make over me [Chorus]Am C Em G I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dryAm G Em G I will court all the lassies or at least I will tryAm C F And I'll never conform 'til the day that I dieC G Am Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé( C G Am ) [Verso 3]Am C F To quarrel for riches I ne'er was inclinedC G Em G For the greatest of misers must leave them behindAm C F So me money I spend with no thought in me mindC G Am But to kick up our heels and carrouseAm C For the rich never spend any gold of their ownAm G Sure they hold it away like a dog and it's boneAm C F But they end on their back among nettles and stonesC G Am And I hear there're no pockets in shrouds [Chorus]Am C Em G I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dryAm G Em G I will court all the lassies or at least I will tryAm C F And I'll never conform 'til the day that I dieC G Am Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé( Am C F C G Em G )( Am C F C G Am ) [Verso 4]Am C F Now some say I'm foolish and some say I'm wiseC G Em G For loving the women and the whiskey like wivesAm C F But the son of King David had ten hundred wivesC G Am And his wisdom was highly regarded!Am C So I'll call for the lassies and ask them to wedAm G And we'll all be content in the one marriage bedAm C F While the rich count their gold we'll count children insteadC G Am And we'll raise them up true and stout-hearted [Chorus]Am C Em G I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dryAm G Em G I will court all the lassies or at least I will tryAm C F And I'll never conform 'til the day that I dieC G Am Agus fagaimid suid mar atá séC G Am Agus fagaimid suid mar atá sé