Standard (EADGBE)
such as myself. I believe it's originally in the key of but as follows is the best I can do.
ERIN-GO-BRAGH
DICK GAUGHAN
Ma name's Duncan Campbell fae the shire o Argyll
A've traivellt this country for mony's the mile
A've traivellt thro Irelan, Scotlan an aa
An the name ah go under's bauld Erin-go-Bragh
Ae nicht in Auld Reekie A walked doun the street
Whan a saucy big polis A chanced for tae meet
He glowert in ma face an he gied me some jaw
Sayin whan cam ye owre, bauld Erin-go-Bragh?
Well, not Pat tho in
Irelan 've been
Nor Paddy tho Irelan
've seen
But were A a Paddy that's nothing at ah
For thair's mony's a bauld hero from Erin-go-Bragh
Well A know ye're a Pat by the cut o yer hair
Bit ye ah turn tae Scotsmen as sune as ye're here
Ye left yer ain countrie for brakin the law
An we're seizing ah stragglers from Erin-go-Bragh
An were A a Pat an ye knew it were true
Or were A the devil, then whit's that tae you?
Were it no for the stick that ye hauld in yer paw
Then A'd show ye a game played in Erin-go-Bragh
An a lump o blackthorn that A held in ma fist
Aroun his big bodie A made it tae twist
And the blude fae his napper A quickly did draw
An paid him stock-an-interest for Erin-go-Bragh
An the people cam roun like a flock o wild geese
Sayin catch that daft rascal he's killt the polis
And for every frins A had Ah sweir he had twa
It was terrible hard times for Erin-go-Bragh
Bit a cam tae a wee boat that sails in the Forth
An A packed up ma gear and A steered for the North
Fareweill tae Auld Reekie, yer polis an ah
An the devil gang wi ye says Erin-go-Bragh
Sae come ah ye young people, whairever ye're from
A don't give a damn tae whit place ye belang
A come from Argyll in the Heilans sae braw
Bit A ne'er took it ill bein caad Erin-go-Bragh