Eileen Og
Percy French


Oh, [Am]Eileen Og and that the darlin's name is
Oh, [G]through the Barony her features they were famous
And, [Am]if we loved her then who was there to blame us
For [Am]wasn't she the [G]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e?[Am]  
[Am]But her beauty [Em]made us all so shy
[G]Not a man could [D]look her in the eye
And [Am]boys, oh boys, sure [Em]that's the reason why
We're in [G]mournin' for the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  


[chorus]
And, [Am]Eileen Og my [Em]heart is growing grey,
[G]Ever since the day you [D]wandered far away
And, [Am]Eileen [C]Og there's [Em]good fish in the sea
But there's [G]none of them like the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  
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Now, [Am]Friday at the fair of Ballintubber
[G]Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber
I'd [Am]like to set me mark upon the robber
For he [Am]stole away the [G]Pride of Petra[Am]vore[G]  [Am]  
Now, [Am]he never seemed to [Em]see the girl at all
[G]Even when she ogled him from [D]underneath her shawl
Looking [Am]big and [C]masterful when [Em]she was looking small
Most [G]provoking for the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  


[chorus]
And, [Am]Eileen Og my [Em]heart is growing grey,
[G]Ever since the day you [D]wandered far away
And, [Am]Eileen [C]Og there's [Em]good fish in the sea
But there's [G]none of them like the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  
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And, [Am]so it went as it was in the beginning
[G]Eileen Og was bent upon the winning
And [Am]big McGrath contentedly was grinning
Being [Am]courted by the [G]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  
Says [Am]he: "I know a girl could [Em]knock you into fits"
[G]And at that Eileen [D]nearly lost her wits
And the [Am]upshot of the [C]ruction was that [Em]now the robber sits
With his [Am]arm around the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  


[chorus]
And, [Am]Eileen Og my [Em]heart is growing grey,
[G]Ever since the day you [D]wandered far away
And, [Am]Eileen [C]Og there's [Em]good fish in the sea
But there's [G]none of them like the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  
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And [Am]boys, oh boys, ye' with fate it's hard to grapple
And [G]of my eye, sure Eileen was the apple
And [Am]now to see her walking to the chapel
[Am]With the hardest featured [G]man in Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  
[Am]Oh now, boys, this is [Em]all I have to say:
[G]When you do your courting [D]make no display
If you [Am]want them to run [C]after you, just [Em]walk the other way
For they're [G]mostly like the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  


[chorus]
And, [Am]Eileen Og my [Em]heart is growing grey,
[G]Ever since the day you [D]wandered far away
And, [Am]Eileen [C]Og there's [Em]good fish in the sea
But there's [G]none of them like the [D]Pride of Petra[Am]vor[G]e [Am]  
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