Continental Ceili

           C
Over in McCann's there's a grand 
type of dance band a'playin'

And they're spinning out the 
continental ceilidh

They're comin' in their cars from 
the bars

Over in Leitir and Killane

Just to hear the famous Gunter 
Reynolds playing
 F
Out the star of Munster with Hans 
O'Donoghue
Neatly rappin' out a tango on the 
  C
spoons

Such commotion will act like a 
lotion on the struttin'
         G7                 C
At the continental ceili tonight.


            C
Wolfgang's playin' on the comb 
someone shouts at him: "go home!"

Klaus is playin' a slow air on the 
bodhran

Quinn from Corofin his fiddle tucked
 beneath his chin S-s-h-h

He's goin' to play the "Bogs of 
Oranmore" now
    F
An auld fashioned lady begins to 
sing a song
                                C
Ah, lads, a bit of order over there

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Clarinbridge for the chowder keep 
your powder dry
          G7                 C
At the continental ceilidh tonight.


       G
Ciaran closes his eye's pretends 
he's in disguise
      F                         C
When he sees an old flame comin over
                      G
He's singing for the Swedes in their
 tweeds

Doin' all he can to please
    F                           D
The night's at such a delicate stage
                         G
Later on he'll give an audience to 
one of them or two
       F                           
He'll sing the Dyin' Swan to touch 
          C
their feelings
   D7                           
Tonight's his night and tomorrow 
                         G7
night will be just the same.


            C
Ada let me out to the bar where the 
boys are goin' far

And they're spinnin' out the 
continental ceili

Never mind the liquor the music's in
 my soul

So long as I can hear the band 
a'playin'
    F
The pipes and the flutes and the 
fiddles are in tune
Whoo, I'd love to meet a European 
 C
girl

Ada now me head is goin' light and 
the band is playin' tight
        G7                  C
At the continental ceilidh tonight.


        G
All the publicans are there it's 
like a hirin' fair
           F                       
Tryin' to figure out how much 
     C
McCann is makin'
               G
To keep their pubs outta Stubbs, 
they're lashin' out big subs
      F                  D
In a burst of fierce anticipation
        G
Moguls from Mukhill are starin' at 
the till
 F                              C
Tryin' to get a low down on the line
 up
            D7
They'll be buyin' free porter for 
members of the band
                            G
At the continental ceilidh tonight.