Whiskey In The Jar
The Seekers
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C Am C Am [Verse]C Am As I went a-walkin' on Kilgary MountainF I spied Colonel Pepper, and hisC Am money he was countin'F C I rattled out my pistols and IAm drew forth my saberF Cryin', "Stand and deliver, for IC Am am a bold deceiver" [Chorus]G7 C Musha rig um dum daF Whack fol the daddy oF Whack fol the daddy oC G C There's whisky in the jar [Verse] The gold and silver coins, theyAm looked so bright and shinyF Oh, I took them home straightwayC Am and I gave 'em to my MollyF She vowed and she promised that sheC Am never would deceive meF But the devil's in the women, oh,C Am you never can believe 'em [Chorus]G7 C Musha rig um dum daF Whack fol the daddy oContinues after the adF Whack fol the daddy oC G C There's whisky in the jar [Verse]Am But when I awoke between six and sevenF The guards were all around me, inC Am numbers odd and evenF C I reached for my pistols, butAm alas, I was mistakenF My pistols had been fired, and aC Am prisoner I was taken [Chorus]G7 C Musha rig um dum daF Whack fol the daddy oF Whack fol the daddy oC G C There's whisky in the jar [Verse]Am They put me in the jail without judge or writin'F C For robbing Colonel Pepper, oh, onAm Kilgary MountainF But they didn't take my fists, so IC Am knocked the sentry downF And bade farewell to the jail inC Am Sligo town [Chorus]G7 C Musha rig um dum daF Whack fol the daddy oF Whack fol the daddy oC G C There's whisky in the jar [Verse]Am Some people take delight in fishin' and in bowlin'F Oh, others take delight in theirC Am carriages a-rollin'F C But I take delight in the juice ofAm the barleyF And courtin' pretty girls 'til theC Am morning so early [Chorus]G7 C Musha rig um dum daF Whack fol the daddy oF Whack fol the daddy oC G C There's whisky in the jar [Chorus]G7 C Musha rig um dum daF Whack fol the daddy oF Whack fol the daddy oC Dm G There's whisky__, oh, whisky inC G C the jar