Spancillhill

Cm Bb Cm

L ast night as I lay drea ming of pleasant days gone b

y

Cm Eb Bb

M y mind being bent on rambling to Ire land I did f ly

Cm Eb Bb

I stepped on board a vision and I fol lowed with the w

ind

Cm Bb Cm

A nd I shortly came to an chor at the cross of Spa ncil

Hill

It being the 23rd of June the day before the fair

When lreland's sons and daughters all assembled there

The young and the old, the brave and the bold their

journey to fulfill

But the little church in Cloony a mile from Spancil

Hill

I went to see my neighbors to see what they would say

The old ones were all dead and gone and the young one's

turning grey

I met with tailor Quigley, he's as bould as ever still

Sure he used to make my britches when I lived in

Spancil Hill

I paid the fly and visit to my first and only love

She's as fair as any lily and as gentle as a dove

She threw her arms around me saying "Johnny I love you

still

" Oh she's Ned the rangers daughter and the flower of

Spancil HiII

I dreamt I held and kissed her as in the days of yore

She said, "Johnny you're only joking as many's the time

before"

The cock crew in the morning he crew both loud and

shrill

And I awoke in California, many miles from Spancil

Hill.

Note:

Depending on your vocal range, the chords above can be

transposed easily:

Cm Bb Eb

= Am G C

= Dm C F

= Em D G

= F#m E A