D A D
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum.
D D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum.
[Verse 1]
D G
Hey! A turbaned Turk who scorns the world,
A D
may strut about with his whiskers curled,
D G
keep a hundred wives under lock and key,
A D
for nobody else but himself to see. Yet…
[Chorus]
Em
Long may he pray with his Al Koran,
A D
before he can love like an Irishman.
Em
Long may he pray with his Al Koran,
A D
before he can love like an Irishman
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
[Verse 2]
D G
The gay monsieur, a slave no more,
A D
the solemn Don and the shocked Senor,
D G
the Dutch Mynheer, so full of pride,
A D
the Russian, Prussian, Swede beside.
[Chorus]
Em
They all may do whatever they can,
A D
but they never, never love like an Irishman.
Em
They all may do whatever they can,
A D
but they never, never love like an Irishman.
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
[Verse 3]
D G
Now, the London folks themselves beguile,
A D
and think they please in a capital style.
D G
But let them ask as they cross the street
A D
of any young girl that they happen to meet. And …
[Chorus]
Em
I know she'll say from behind her fan,
A D
“Nobody loves like an Irishman.”
Em
I know she'll say from behind her fan,
A D
“Nobody loves like an Irishman.”
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum.
[Break]
D G A D
E A D Em A D
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
[Verse 4]
D Em
So I want you to know just how much I care,
A D
and the rest of my life with you I'd share.
D Em
I love your face, your hair, your smile,
A D
it's just as sure as I come from the Emerald Isle
[Chorus]
Em
It must be clear to your lovely eye,
A D
no boy will love you better than I.
Em
It must be clear to your lovely eye,
A D
no boy will love you better than I.
[Outro]
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
D A D A D
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
