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[Am] Eileen Og an' that the darlin's name is [G] Through the Barony her features they were famous [Am] If we loved her then who was there to blame us [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] For wasn't she the Pride of Petravore? [Am] [C] But her beauty made us all so shy [Em] [Am] Not a man could look her in the eye [Am] [C] Boys, Oh boys, sure that's the reason why [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] We're in mournin' for the Pride of Petravore [Am] [C] :Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey, [Em] [Am] Ever since the day you wandered far away [Am] [C] Eileen Og there's good fish in the say, [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore [Am] Friday at the fair of Ballintubber [G] Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber [Am] I'd like to set me mark upon the robber [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] For he stole away the Pride of Petravore [Am] [C] He never seemed to see the girl at all [Em] [Am] Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl [Am] [C] Lookin' big and masterful when she was lookin' small [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] Most provokin' for the Pride of Petravore [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dubliners/365265.html ] [Am] So it went as 'twas in the beginning [G] Eileen Og was bent upon the winning [Am] Big McGrath contentedly was grinning [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] Being courted by the Pride of Petravore [Am] [C] Sez he: "I know a girl that could knock you into fits" [Em] [Am] At that Eileen nearly lost her wits [Am] [C] The upshot of the ruction was that now the robber sits [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] With his arm around the Pride of Petravore [Am] [C] Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey, [Em] [Am] Ever since the day you wandered far away [Am] [C] Eileen Og there's good fish in the say, [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore [Am] Boys, Oh boys, with fate 'tis hard to grapple [G] Of my eyes 'tis Eileen was the apple [Am] Now to see her walkin' to the chapel [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] With the hardest featured man in Petravore [Am] [C] Now, boys, this is all I have to say: [Em] [Am] When you do your courtin' make no display [Am] [C] If you want them to run after you, just walk the other way [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] For they're mostly like the Pride of Petravore [Am] [C] Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey, [Em] [Am] Ever since the day you wandered far away [Am] [C] Eileen Og there's good fish in the say, [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore |