;The Evictions ;Goats Don't Shave .G Bm My name it is Sweeney, a father of two sons I am, . D G A cottier tenant, like many a true mountain man, .G Bm My wife fell to famine and my heart will never repair, . D C G But worse was to come in the form of a John George Adair. .G Bm The news in the valley, a stranger had bought up land, . D G Soon twenty eight thousand acres he would command, .G Bm But we were to learn that the blood in his body ran cold, . D C G For the suffering of the poor was John Adair's goal. [Chorus] . Em C G The hills and the mountains know your name, . Em C G The deer even hang their heads in shame, . Em C G And even the longest winter's rain, . Em C G Can't wash away all the suffering and pain, . C D G Of the Evictions at Derryveagh. .G G G C .Em D C G D .G G G C .Em D C G D [] . G Bm You swore on us lies, you had us arrested and jailed . D G For the murder of Murray your agent, but justice prevailed . G Bm But vengeance was feasting inside of your cold Scottish heart . D C G So, the notice was given, the people and land they must part . G Bm One morning in April, eighteen sixty one .D G Two hundred soldiers, their bayonets shone in the sun .G Bm Led by the sheriff they marched with the Crowbar brigade . D C G And a widow, six daughters, a son, first homeless were made [Chorus] . Em C G The hills and the mountains know your name, . Em C G The deer even hang their heads in shame, . Em C G And even the longest winter's rain, . Em C G Can't wash away all the suffering and pain, . C D G Of the Evictions at Derryveagh. .G G G C .Em D C G D .G G G C .Em D C G D [] . G Bm Two hundred and forty-four people made homeless that day . D G While John Adair's castle was planned for the shores of Lough Veagh .G Bm Some to the poorhouse, some to Australia's shore . D C G But all said goodbye to a homeland they'd see never more [Chorus] . Em C G The hills and the mountains know your name, . Em C G The deer even hang their heads in shame, . Em C G And even the longest winter's rain, . Em C G Can't wash away all the suffering and pain, . C D G Of the Evictions at Derryveagh. .G G G C .Em D C G D .G G G C .Em D C G D []