Limerick Rake

Limerick Rake easy guitar chords by The Dubliners

N/A
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • B

    2
  • C

  • Abm

    4
  • C#m

    4
  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • G

  • B

    2
  • C

  • Abm

    4
  • C#m

    4
  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • Verse 1
    am a 
    young 
    fel

    low that's 
    saisy and 
    bold 

    In 

    Castletown, 

    Connors, 
    I'm very well 
    known 

    In 

    Newcastle 

    West I 
    spent 
    many an 
    oath 

    With 

    Kitty and 

    Judy and 

    Mary 

    Me 
    parents 
    rebuked me 

    for being such 
    a rake 

    And for 
    spending me time 

    in such frolic
    some ways 

    ne 'er could forget 

    the good nature 
    of 

    Jane, 

    Yer a 
    fog o' my 
    jude, mar a 
    thashe. 

    My 
    par
    ents had 
    reared me 

    to shake and 
    to 
    mow, 

    To 
    plough and 
    to harrow, 

    to reap and 
    to 
    sow. 

    Me 
    heart been 
    too airy 
    to drop it too 
    low, I 

    set down on 
    a high speculation. 

    On 
    paper and parchment 

    they taught 
    me to 
    write, 

    And in 

    Euclid 
    and grammar they opened 
    my eyes. 

    And 
    in multiplication, 
    in truth, 
    was bright, 

    yet 
    a foggum 
    would 
    shoot my repose. 

    If ye chance 
    for to 
    go to the 
    town of 

    Rathkeel, 
    the girdles all 
    around 

    me do flock 
    on 
    the square. 

    Now some 
    offer me apples, 
    and others sweet 
    cake, and 
    they 

    treat
    s me unknowns 
    to their 
    parents. 

    There's one from 

    Askeaton, 
    and one 
    from the pike, 

    and another 
    from 

    Ard, and my 
    heart has beguiled. 

    Though 
    being 
    from the mountains, 
    her stockings 
    are white, 

    and I'd love 
    to be tighten
    ing 

    her 
    girthers. 

    No, to quarrel 
    for riches 

    ne 'er was 
    inclined, 

    For the 
    greatest of misers 

    they must leave 

    all be
    hind. 

    But 
    I'll 
    pur
    chase a 
    cow that'll 
    never run dry, 


    And I'll milk 
    her 
    be twistin' 
    or 
    hardin'. 

    John 

    Damer 
    of 

    Shrone 
    had plenty of gold, 

    And 

    Lord 

    Devon
    shire's 
    treasures are twenty 

    times 
    more. 

    But should they're 
    laid on their backs 
    amidst nettles 
    and stones, 


    You'd have fogged 
    them 

    with shrewd 
    maratache. 

    The 
    old cow could be 
    milked without clover 
    or grass, 


    She'd be pampered 
    on 
    barley, 

    sweet corn, and 
    the hops. 

    She'd be warm, 
    she'd be stout, 

    she'd 
    be free in 
    the paps, 

    And she'd milk 
    without spence 

    and her halter. 

    And the man 
    that would drink, he'd eat 

    cock
    y's coffee, 

    And 
    if anyone laughs, 

    we'd have wigs in 
    the green. 

    And 
    the feeble 
    old hag, 

    she'd 
    get supple 
    and free, 

    And a foggum 
    would 
    shoot maritha's 

    shade. 

    Now there's 
    some say I'm 
    foolish, 

    there's some say 
    I'm wise, 

    Though being fond of the 
    women, I think, 

    is no 
    crime. 

    Sure, 
    the son 
    of 

    King 

    David, he had 
    ten thousand wives, 


    And his wisdom 
    was highly 
    regarded. 

    I'll 
    till a good garden 
    and work 
    at my ease, 


    And each 
    woman 
    and child 

    could partake 
    of the same. 

    If 
    there'd 
    be war in 
    the cabin themselves, 

    they could 
    blame 
    you 
    if 

    Fogham 
    would shoot 

    Mor
    rith 

    Horshay. 

    But 
    now for the 
    future, 
    I think I'll 
    get 
    wise and 

    I'll marry all 
    those 
    wo
    men who acted 

    so kind. 

    Aye, I'd 
    marry them all 
    on the morrow by -and 

    -by 
    if the 
    clergy'd agree 
    to the bargain. 

    And then 
    when I'd 
    be old 
    and me 
    soul be at 
    rest, 

    all 
    those children 
    and 
    wives they 

    could 
    keen at me wake. 

    Aye, 
    they'd all gather 

    round, and they'd 
    offer up prayers 

    To 
    the 

    Lord for the soul 
    of their father. 

    Autoscroll20%

    Join millions playing with GuitarTuna

    • #1 Tuner

      in AppStore & Google Play

    • +

      AppStore & Play rating

    • M

      Downloads worldwide

    • +

      Tunings available

    Trusted by guitar players worldwide

    • Best Tuning App Ever

      MaddProfessor

      I've downloaded many tuning apps before and this one is by far the best. Easy to use, super user-friendly, and they have a bunch of fun different chords and songs to help you learn new music. I highly recommend.

    • Well-Designed App

      Rose the Black Cat

      I mostly use this for tuning my guitar, which this app makes ridiculously easy. It also has a large selection of songs to play along to and it helps show you which chords to play as well how to make the shapes with your fingers.

    • Got me back into playing

      Tuliketsune

      I got this app to tune an old guitar, and noticed it has a feature that autoscrolls as I play chords to famous songs. For some reason, this was a lot more motivating for me than any other way of practicing guitar. Now I'm actually practicing and remembering the names of chords 🙂

    • Secret weapon

      Brad

      Not only is it a tuner (best app tuner I've used personally) but it also has a metronome, games, chords, and a plethora of instruments to choose from and it's SUPER easy to navigate. I love it! Thanks for making an awesome app. From one musician to another, THANKS!!!

    • Very reliable tuner

      theNewPaul

      This is a great app! Very easy to use and very reliable, if you are just starting out, you can take a big worry off your mind, by getting in tune quickly and easily with this app. Highly recommended!

    • This is the best guitar tuner ever.

      Caleb Schafli

      It tunes your guitar accurately so you can get the best sound. I like all the other little games as well because they teach you how to play different chords and you can learn to identify the chords by listening to them and it is all offline.

    • Great to tune and play

      Lynae T

      I love how easy it is to tune and find and play my favorite songs.