Key: G major
Verse 1
G
C
Brian O Brian O 'Lynn was an Irishman born
G
Em
Bm
His shoes are worn out
C
D
and his stockings were torn
Em
Bm
His shirt it was ragged,
Bm
Em
C
But I'm dressed very well,
Am
G
Bm
G
says Bri an O 'Lynn
C
G
Brian, he lived in an old hollow tree,
Em
Bm
C
D
but very contented he seemed to be.
Bm
C
Bm
and the rain it beat in.
C
Am
G
D
Bm
G
says Brian O 'Lynn.
G
Em
Bm
He got an old sheepskin
C
D
to make him a pair.
Em
Bm
Put the skinny side out
C
Bm
and the woolly side in.
Em
C
They're pleasant and cool,
Am
G
Bm
G
says Brian O 'Lynn.
C
G
Brian O 'Lynn had no hat to put on.
Em
Bm
C
He got an old beaver to make him one.
D
Em
Bm
There was none of the crown left
Bm
Em
C
But it's fine ventilation,
Am
G
says Brian O 'Lynn.
C
G
Brian O 'Lynn had no watch to put on.
Em
Bm
He got an old turnip
D
Em
Bm
And he placed a young cricket
Bm
Em
C
You'll think it's a chicken,
Am
Em
says Brian O 'Lynn.
G
Verse 2
Brian O 'Lynn went to
C
G
court in one night
Em
Bm
He set both the mother and daughter
Verse 3
C
Em
Bm
To fight for his hand, they both
Verse 4
C
Bm
G
stripped to the skin
Verse 5
C
both,
Am
G
says Brian O 'Lynn
Verse 6
G
Em
Bm
He hopped into crab shells
C
D
to serve him for those
C
Bm
that matched like a twin
Em
C
So they'll shine out like buckles,
Am
G
says Ryan O 'Lynn
Ryan O 'Lynn,
G
Em
Bm
C
They all lay down in the bed
D
Em
Bm
slept together the night it was cold
C
Bm
And the blankets were thin
Em
C
I'll sleep in the middle,
Verse 7
Am
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