Eileen Og
Percy French
 


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


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


     Am
Now, Friday at the fair of Ballintubber
G
Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber
    Am
I'd like to set me mark upon the robber
       Am             G             Am  G Am
For he stole away the Pride of Petravore
     Am                 Em
Now, he never seemed to see the girl at all
G                            D
Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl
        Am      C              Em
Looking big and masterful when she was looking small
     G                 D             Am G Am
Most provoking for the Pride of Petravore


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


     Am
And, so it went as it was in the beginning
G
Eileen Og was bent upon the winning
    Am
And big McGrath contentedly was grinning
      Am             G             Am G Am
Being courted by the Pride of Petravore
     Am                       Em
Says he: "I know a girl could knock you into fits"
G                  D
And at that Eileen nearly lost her wits
        Am            C                Em
And the upshot of the ruction was that now the robber sits
         Am             D             Am G Am
With his arm around the Pride of Petravore


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


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