Rory Murphy chords by The Irish Rovers

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Verse 1

Saw ye Rory Murphy,

Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy

Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'

frae Dumbarton

Verse 2
Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
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Now Rory

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Verse 3

was a piper bold

Hieland blood wi' in him flowed

And lowland bodies' hearts aye glowed

To the tunes of Rory Murphy

He filled the warriors' breasts wi' fire

He cheered the heart o' sage and sire

And made the listening groups admire

As he gae'dthrough Dumbarton

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Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
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He had

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a  beard o'lammer gloss
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His cheeks were fresher than the rose
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His sparkling eyes as black
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's a sloe's
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And a nose as red's a partan
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Rory stood six foot or more
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The brawest man on Scotland's
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shore
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And  all the lassies did adore
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The piper o'Dumbarton

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Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'
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frae Dumbarton
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He oft times played the

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night awa'
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And never was he tired at aw
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Piping note for one and a'
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And a tune for every tartan
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When Rory drank an ex  tra gill
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He made his chanter sound say shrill
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You'd hear him on  Benlomond Hill
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As clear as in Dumbarton
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Saw ye Rory Murphy, Rory

Verse 8

Murphy, Rory Murphy

Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'

frae Dumbarton

Verse 9
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'Twas whisky that did him betray
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While tottering home more drunk each day
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He fell headlong all doon the brae
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That killed him dead for certain
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No more we'll hear his witchy tones
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No more he'll blow his
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Hieland drones
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His bones lie cold beneath the stones
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In the kirkyard o'Dumbarton

Verse 10

Saw ye Rory Murphy,

Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy

Saw ye Rory Murphy comin'

frae Dumbarton

Verse 11
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Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy
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comin' frae Dumbarton
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Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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Rory Murphy, Rory Murphy
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Saw ye Rory Murphy,
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the piper o'Dumbarton