***GARTLONEY RATS - by Terry Woodsfrom the album "Peace And Love"Gartloney Rats - as perfomed by The Poguesintro C G C G C G F CC GmThe boys from the village were festering soreFFor a day on the rant with some music and moreC GmThey'd drink porter in Maura's way over in ForeF CAnd never get drunk but stay sober(every verse uses this sequence)There was Harry the banjo and Dunne of the swanWith whose bone from the wing he'd beat the bodhranAnd the song that he'd sing was of ganders and allHe'd never get drunk but stay soberThere was Woods on the Guitar and auld squeeze box tooWho came from a time before aeroplanes flewHe'd sit in a corner and mule quite a fewAnd he'd never get drunk but stay soberIntroC F D G C F C G C 2xThere was Mahon the singer who knew all the songsAnd never was known to put a foot wrongHe'd sing through the night till the break o' the mornAnd he'd never get drunk but stay soberThen Harry the banjo now there was a manA bottomless pit if ever there was oneMore porter he'd lower that there was in the landAnd he'd Never get drunk but stay soberWell the Gartloney Rats would play awayThey'd play for the pints and not for the payAnd the pints they'd go down in the usual wayAnd they'd never get drunk but stay soberEnd instramental 1 - C F C G C 2xEnd instramental 2 - G D G C G C 2xrepeat both parts once
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