Key: B major•
Verse 1
for courtin'
E
B
A word of advice I will give unto thee
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B
Proceed to Banteer to
the athletic sportin'
E
B
And hand in your names to
F#
B
the club committee
E
B
And never commence any sketch
flyin' over the hill
Right on through the valleys
and lands of Kilcorney
With our own darlin' sportsman
Verse 2
the bold Thady Quill
for football or courtin'
E
B
For drinkin' black porter
C#
B
C#
F#
as fast as you'd fill
you'd find none so jovial
As the Muskerry sportsman
the bold Thady Quill
Verse 3
between Cork and Tipperary
E
B
Twas played in the park on
the banks of the Lee
Our own darlin' lads were
afraid of bein' beaten
So they sent for bold Thady
to Ballinagree
He hurled that ball right
and left in their faces
F#
B
And showed the Tipperary
B
F#
B
If he touched on his lines he
would certainly brain them
And the papers were full of
Verse 4
the praise of Thade Quill
for football or courtin'
For drinkin' black porter
C#
B
C#
as fast as you'd fill
you'll find none so jovial
E
B
As our Muskerry sportsman
the bold Thady Quill
Verse 5
was a fair lady
Whose fortune exceeded a million or more
But a bad constitution had
ruined her completely
And medical treatment had
failed oer' and oer'
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E
Her mother says she sir I
B
F#
know what will ease me
B
C#
And cure this disease which will certainly kill
and medical treatment
I'd rather one squeeze
Verse 6
out of Bold Thady Quill
for football or courtin'
For drinkin' black porter
find none so jovial
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ChordsB E F# C#
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