X: 348
T:Muirsheen Durkin
N: page 122
N: heptatonic
R: March
C:Irish
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:D major
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P:Verse
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w:1.~In~the days I went a court-in', I~was ne-ver tired re-sor-tin' to~the
w:2.~I've court-ed girls in Blar-ney, in Kan-turk and~in Kill-ar-ney; in
w:3.~Goodbye to all the boys at home,~I'm sail-ing far a-cross the foam to
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w:ale-house or the play-house, or many's a house be-side. I
w:Pass-age and in Queens-town, that is the Cobh of Cork. Good\-
w:try and make my for-tune in far A-mer-i-kay. There's
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w:told me bro-ther Sea-mus I'd go off and go right fa-mous, and be\-
w:bye to all this plea-sure, for I'm goin' to take me lei-sure, and the
w:gold and mon-ey plen-ty for the poor and for the gen-try, and_
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w:fore_ I'd come back a-gain I'd roam the world_ wide.
w:next time you will hear from me is~a let-ter from New York.
w:when_ I come back a-gain I ne-ver more will stray,
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P:Chorus
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w:So good-bye Muir-sheen Dur-kin, sure I'm sick and tired of work-in'. No
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w:more I'll dig the pra-ties, no long-er I'll be fooled. For
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w:sure as me name is Car-ney, I'll be off to Cal-i-for-ney, where in\-
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w:stead of dig-gin' pra-ties I'll be dig-gin' lumps of gold.
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