Donegal Express
Shane Macgowan And The Popes
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Intro (A,D,A,E, A,D,A,E,A)A D Who dares to speak of Donegal, youA E get kicks in the bars and in the ballsA D The harp that played in Tara'sA E A halls, is burning in the dumpA D A Virginia is a gin town, BelturbotE is a sin townA D And all the boys from skintown areA E A in England on the lump Got pissed in Letterkenny, with darlin' sportin' Jenny Spent me very last penny and we made it in the press The husband caught me in the bed, tried to shoot me in the head I had to swim the stream to get the Donegal ExpressContinues after the adA D A Kahaya! You fuck! Come Hell orE high waterA D I might have fucked your Missus,A E but I never fucked your daughter Fol-diddle-dee-ah (X 4) (A,D,A,E X 3) (A,D,A,E,A - last time only)(A,D,A,E, A,D,A,E,A) X 2 strum F#m As sure as I'm Father Emmett, I've got a King Dong down me Semmett As any girl will tell you from Cavan down to Clare Back in sweet Virginia, in the toilet with Lavinia I nearly fucked her brains out, and tore her party dress A shit, a shave, a shower, A half a pint of Powers Then off again to get on board the Donegal Express Chorus(A,D,A,E, A,D,A,E,A) X 2 Chorus(A,D,A,E, A,D,A,E,A) X 4