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The Hills of Connemara

Found in Hills_Of_Connemara.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
The Hills of Connemara - staff notation
X:3
T:The Hills of Connemara
C:Traditional
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
  "D"DDFF | A2 AA "G"B2 B2 | "D"A3 z/2 A/2 D3 z/2 F/2 |
w:Gath-er up the pots and the old tin can, the mash the
  "F#m"A3 z/2 F/2 "G"GG GF | "A7"E4 D2 "D"FF | "D7"AA AA "G"d2 B2 |
w:corn, the bar-ley, and the bran. Run like the De-vil from the ex-cise
  "D"A2 FE D2 d2 | A2 F2 "A7"E4 | "D"D4 z4 |]
w:man. Keep the smoke from ris-ing, Bar-ney.
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W: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:
W:Swing to the left and swing to the right.
W:The excise men will dance all night.
W:Drinking up the tay 'til the broad day-light,
W:In the hills of Connemara.
W:
W:A gallon for the butcher, a quart for Tom,
W:A bottle for poor old Father Tom,
W:To help the poor old dear along,
W:In the hills of Connemara.
W:
W:Stand your ground. It is too late.
W:The excise men are at the gate.
W:Glory be to Paddy, but they're drinking it nate,
W:In the hills of Connemara.

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