Johnny McEldoo chords by Tommy Makem and The Clancy Brothers
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Verse 1
(A minor) There was Johnny McEldoo
and McGee and me
And a couple of two or three went on
the spree one (C major) day
We had a bob or (A minor) two, which
we knew how to blew
And the (C major) beer and whiskey (A minor) flew
and we (G major) all felt (C major) gay
We visited McCann's, Maclaman's, Humpty
(G major) Dan's
We (C major) then went into Swan's,
our (G major) stomachs for to pack
We (A minor) ordered out a feed, which
indeed, we did need
And we (C major) finished it with (A minor) speed, but
we (G major) still felt (C major) slack
Johnny (A minor) McEldoo turned as blue
Verse 2
as a Jew
And a plate of Irish stew he
(G major) soon put out of sight
He (A minor) shouted out "Encore!" with
a roar for some more
That he'd never felt before such
a (G major) keen appet (C major) ite
He ordered eggs and ham, bread
and jam, what a (G major) cram
(C major) But him, we couldn't ram, though we
(G major) tried our level best
(C major) For everything we (A minor) brought, cold
or hot, mattered not
It went down him like a (C major) shot but
he still stood the test
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Verse 3
He swallowed tripe and (A minor) lard by the yard, we
got (C major) scarred
We thought it would go (G major) hard when
the waiter brought the bill
We (C major) told him to (A minor) give o'er, but
he swore he could lower
Twice as much again and (C major) more be
(G major) fore he had his (C major) fill
He nearly supped a (A minor) trough full of broth says
McGragh
"He'll devour the table (C major) cloth
if you (G major) don't hold him in"
When the (C major) waiter brought the (A minor) charge,
McEldoo felt so large
He began to shout and barge and his
(C major) blood went on fire
He began to curse and swear, tear his hair in des (G major) pair
And to (C major) finish the
Verse 4
affair, called
the shop man a liar
The shop man, he (A minor) through out
and no doubt, he did clout
(C major) McEldoo he kicked about like
(G major) an old football
Tattered all his (A minor) clothes, broke his nose,
I suppose
He would have killed him with a few blows
in (G major) no time at (C major) all
Mceldoo began to howl
and to growl, by my (G major) soul
He (C major) threw an empty bowl at the
(G major) shop keepers head
It struck poor Mickey (A minor) Flynn, peeled
his skin off his chin
And (C major) eruptions did begin
and we (G major) all fought and (C major) bled
The peelers did ar (A minor) rive, man
alive, four or five
At us they made a dive for
(G major) us all to march away
(C major) We paid for all the (A minor) mate that
we ate, stood a trait
And went (C major) home to ruminate
on the spree that day
Johnny McEldoo
Tommy Makem and The Clancy Brothers
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