For Ireland I'll Not Tell Her Name Traditional [capo on 4] G C G There's a home by the wide Avonmore G Am7 D D7 That would sweep o'er the broad open sea G C G Em And wide rivers where the waves wash ashore G D G Whilst bulrushes they wave to the breeze G C Where the green ivy clings round the door Em Am7 D C D7 And the birds sweetly sing on each tree G C G Em Oh my darling they're tuning their notes G C G Is Ar Éirinn ní nesfainn cé hí (isay ayrin nee-notion kay hee) G C G Like a sick man that longs for the dawn G Am7 D D7 I do long for the light of her smile G C G Em And I pray for my own cailín bán G C G Whilst I'm waiting for her by the stile G C Oh I'd climb all the hills of this land Em Am7 D C D7 And I'd swim all the depths of the sea G C G Em For one kiss from her lily-white hand G C G Is Ar Éirinn ní nesfainn cé hí G C G I have toiled sore those years of my life G Am7 D D7 Through storm, through sunshine and rain G C G Em And I surely would venture my life G C G For to shield her one moment from pain G C For she being my comfort in life Em Am7 D C D7 Though my comfort and joy she may be G C G Em She's my own she is my promised wife G C G Is Ar Éirinn ní nesfainn cé hí G C G Oh but when I will call her my own G Am7 D D7 And 'tis married we both then will be G C G Em Like the King and the Queen on their throne G C G We'll be living in sweet unity G C Oh 'tis then I'll have a home of my own Em Am7 D C D7 And I'll rear up a nice family G C G Em Oh 'tis then that her name will be known G C G But for Ireland I won't tell her name