The Hills of Connemara

X:1
T:The Hills of Connemara
C:Traditional
P:A (Ver. 1)
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
  "D"DDFF A2 AA | "G"B2 B2 "D"A3
w:1.~Gath-er up the pots and the old tin cans,
  A | D2 z F A2 z F | "A7"GG FF E4 |
w:The mash, the corn, the bar-ley, and the bran.
  "D"D2 FF AA AA | "G"B2 B2 "D"A2
w:Run like the Dev-il from the ex-cise man.
  FE | D2 d2 A2 F2 | "A7"E4 "D"D3 z |]
w:Keep the smoke from ris-ing Bar-ney.
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P:B (Chorus)
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
  "D"D2 FF A2 A2 | "G"B2 BB "D"A3
w:Swing to the left. Now, swing to the right.
  "D"A | D2 F2 A2 F2 | "A7"G2 F2 E4 |
w:The ex-cise men will dance all night.
  "D"DD FF A2 AA | "G"B2 B2 "D"A2
w:Drink-ing up the tay 'til the broad day-light,
  FE | D2 d2 A2 F2 | "A7"E4 "D"D3 z |]
w:In the hills of Con-ne-mar-a.
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P:C (Addl. verses, basic melody)
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
  "D"D2 F2 A2 A2 | "G"B2 B2 "D"A3
  A | D2 F2 A2 F2 | "A7"G2 F2 E4 |
  "D"D2 F2 A2 A2 | "G"B2 B2 "D"A2
  FE | D2 d2 A2 F2 | "A7"E4 "D"D3 z |]
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W:2. Keep your eyes well peeled today.
W:The tall, tall men are on their way,
W:Searching for that mountain tay,
W:In the hills of Connemara.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:3. A gallon for the butcher, and one for Sean,
W:And one for dear old Father Tom,
W:To help the poor old dear along,
W:In the hills of Connemara.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:4. Stand your ground, now. It's too late.
W:The excise men are at the gate.
W:Glory be to Heaven, but they're drinking it nate,
W:In the hills of Connemara.
W:(Chorus, 2x)

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/mindspring.com/~thornton.rose/Hills_Of_Connemara/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/troseandassociates.com/abc/HillsOfConnemara/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/troseandassociates.com/abc/Hills_Of_Connemara/0000

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