The Ballad Of The Ronnie Drew
Ton : DEnglish
Intro :
D D G A
HeDre's to the Ronnie the voGice we adoAre
Like coDals from a coal bucket scGraping the floAor
SiDng out his praises in muGsic and maAlt
And iDf you're not Irish that iGsn't your faDultD G A
RaDise up our voices like doGgs in a paAck
ThDankful for honest men wGe never laAck
We goDt ?em by twenties we goGt ?em by oAnes
ThDem and their dauGghters and allD of DtheiGr soAns (x2)
Here's to yoGu Ronnie DreDw
Here's to yoGu Ronnie DreDw
Ronnie DreGw we loF#mve you yes we doG
Here's to yoDu Ronnie DreAw here's to yoDu
And whaDt's it to any man wheGther or noA'
WheDther I'm easy or wheGther I'm truAe
As I liDfted her petticoat eGasy and sloAw
And I tiDed up me sleeve for to buGckle her shoDe D G A
GeDt up and go at it fiGve until fiAve
When the whiDstle says budge it we cGome back aliAve
He'll siDng to the heavens he's stoGrmy as heAll
And wheDrever he goeGs we'll be wDishiDng hGim wAell(x2)
Here's to yoGu Ronnie DreDw
Here's to yoGu Ronnie DreDw
Ronnie DreGw we loF#mve you yes we doG
Here's to yoDu Ronnie DreAw here's to yoDu
The daAwn and the dust the wise the unjust
Kids in gaEmmbling games
The unAheard the unseen the unwashed and unclean
Where the streEmets all have names
BaAggers street masons street wagons to Stevens
With loEmvers and loners who can hear all intoners
The goAths and the ravers evil bids and traders
SiEmng out Ronnie Drew
A liDfe for a life or a haGnd for a haAnd
TruDst in the music and striGke up the baAnd
The moDre that we sing the leGss that we fiAght
TiDme and again this is proGved to be riDghtD G A
BuDild you a statue on St. SteGphen's GreAen
No faDirer monument eGre to be seAen
The staDtue of Ronnie Drew hoGlding the haAnd
Of a Dgirl with herG hair in a bDlackD velGvet Aband(x2)
Here's to yoGu Ronnie DreDw
No stranger to devils or angles to tell
Here's to yoGu Ronnie DreDw
A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend to you
Ronnie DreGw we loF#mve you yes we doG
Here's to yoDu Ronnie DreAw here's to yoDu
Here's to yoDu Ronnie DreAw here's to yoDu Ronnie Drew
Here's to yoDu Ronnie DreAw here's to yoDu Ronnie Drew
And what's it to any man whether or no'
Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow
And I rolled up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe