The 23rd Of June chords by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
Verse 1
G
C
It been on the twenty -third of
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June,
C
G
As I sat weaving all on my loom,
C
G
I heard a thrush singing in yon bush,
C
Em
And the song he sang
G
C
was the jog of punch,
G
Ladly ful the dee,
C
G
Ladly ful the deedle -aidle -deedle -um,
Skiddle -dee -aidle -deedle -um,
Skiddle -dee -aidle
-deedle -um -dum -dee.
C
What more diversion can
G
D
a boy desire
C
Than to set him down
G
o 'er beside the fire?
Em
C
G
And in his hand a hot jog of punch,
Am
C
And on his knee a tidy wench,
D
G
Em
G
Am
C
Ladly fall the deed, ladly fall the deed,
G
Liddle -liddle -liddle -lum, skiddly -iddle -liddle -lum,
C
G
skiddly -iddle -liddle -liddle -lum -dum -dee.
C
Oh, what more hardship can
G
a boy endure
Than to sit him down, behind the door?
And what more hardship
can a boy endure
Than to sit him down, oh, behind the door?
C
G
And in his hand, oh, a jug of punch,
C
G
C
G
And on his knee, oh, tidy wench,
D
G
Em
Gladly fall the dee,
G
Am
G
Gladly fall the diddle -iddle
-diddle -dum,
Skiddery -iddle -diddle -dum,
Skiddery -iddle -diddle -diddle
-dum -dum -dee.
C
D
When I am dead, all my drinkin's over,
G
C
G
I'll take one drink and I'll drink no more.
C
G
When I am dead, all my drinkin's over,
I'll take one drink while it's to the fore.
C
G
In case I mightn't get it on that day,
C
I will take it now and I'll drink away.
G
Am
C
I ladly ful the dee, ladly ful the dee,
G
Liddle -liddle -lum, skiddle -dee -ay,
Liddle -liddle -lum,
skiddle -dee -ay,
C
G
Liddle -liddle -lum -lum -dee.
C
D
When I am dead, I and in my mould,
G
C
At my head and feet leave a
G
flowing bowl.
C
G
When I am dead, I and in my mould,
At my head and feet leave a flowing bowl.
C
G
And every young man that passes by,
C
He can take a drink and remember I
G
Ladly fowl the dee
Am
G
Ladly fowl the diddle -iddle
-diddle -um
G
Skiddery -iddle -iddle -um
Skiddery -iddle -iddle -iddle
G
-um -dum -dee
Outro 1
Fill them up again quick, lads
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