banks of my Lovely Lee
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The BANKS of MY OWN LOVELY LEE HOW [G] OFT DO MY [D] THOUGHTS IN THEIR [G] FANCY TAKE [Em] FLIGHT TO THE [A] HOME OF MY CHILDHOOD A- [D7]WAY TO THE [G] DAYS WHEN EACH [D] PATRIOT'S [G] VISION SEEM'D [Em] BRIGHT ERE I [A] DREAM'D THAT THOSE JOYS WOULD DE- [D] CAY WHEN MY [D7] HEART WAS AS LIGHT AS THE [C] WILD WINDS THAT [G] BLOW DOWN THE [Em] MARDYKE THROUGH [G] EACH ELM [D] TREE WHERE I [G] SPORTED AND [D] PLAYED 'NEATH EACH [C] GREEN LEAFY [G] SHADE ON THE [D] BANKS OF MY [C] OWN LOVELY [D] LEE WHERE I [G] SPORTED AND [D] PLAYED 'NEATH EACH [C] GREEN LEAFY [G] SHADE ON THE [Am] BANKS OF MY [D] OWN LOVELY [G] LEE! AND THEN IN THE SPRING TIME OF LAUGHTER AND SONG CAN I EVER FORGET THE SWEET HOURS WITH THE FRIENDS OF MY YOUTH AS WE RAMBLED ALONG 'MONGST THE GREEN MOSSY BANKS AND WILD FLOWERS. THEN TOO, WHEN THE EVENING SUN SINKING TO REST SHEDS ITS GOLDEN LIGHT OVER THE SEA, THE MAID WITH HER LOVER THE WILD DAISIES PRESSED ON THE BANKS OF MY OWN LOVELY LEE THE MAID WITH HER LOVER THE WILD DAISIES PRESSED ON THE BANKS OF MY OWN LOVELY LEE! 'TIS A BEAUTIFUL LAND, THIS DEAR ISLE OF SONG ITS GEMS SHED THEIR LIGHT TO THE WORLD AND HER FAITHFUL SONS BORE THRU AGES OF WRONG THE STANDARD ST. PATRICK UNFURLED; OH! WOULD I WERE THERE WITH THE FRIENDS I LOVE BEST AND MY BOSOM'S FOND PARTNER WITH ME WE'D ROAM THY BANKS OVER AND WHEN WEARIED WE'D REST BY THY WATERS, MY OWN LOVELY LEE, WE'D ROAM THY BANKS OVER AND WHEN WEARIED WE'D REST BY THY WATERS, MY OWN LOVELY LEE!
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The BANKS of MY OWN LOVELY LEE
HOW [G] OFT DO MY [D] THOUGHTS IN THEIR [G] FANCY TAKE [Em] FLIGHT
TO THE [A] HOME OF MY CHILDHOOD A- [D7]WAYTO THE [G] DAYS WHEN EACH [D] PATRIOT'S
[G] VISION SEEM'D [Em] BRIGHTERE I [A] DREAM'D THAT THOSE JOYS WOULD DE- [D] CAY
WHEN MY [D7] HEART WAS AS LIGHT AS THE [C] WILD WINDS THAT [G] BLOW
DOWN THE [Em] MARDYKE THROUGH [G] EACH ELM [D] TREEWHERE I [G] SPORTED AND [D] PLAYED
'NEATH EACH [C] GREEN LEAFY [G] SHADEON THE [D] BANKS OF MY [C] OWN LOVELY [D] LEE
WHERE I [G] SPORTED AND [D] PLAYED 'NEATH EACH [C] GREEN LEAFY [G] SHADE
ON THE [Am] BANKS OF MY [D] OWN LOVELY [G] LEE!
AND THEN IN THE SPRING TIME OF LAUGHTER AND SONGCAN I EVER FORGET THE SWEET HOURS
WITH THE FRIENDS OF MY YOUTH AS WE RAMBLED ALONG'MONGST THE GREEN MOSSY BANKS AND WILD FLOWERS.
THEN TOO, WHEN THE EVENING SUN SINKING TO RESTSHEDS ITS GOLDEN LIGHT OVER THE SEA,
THE MAID WITH HER LOVER THE WILD DAISIES PRESSEDON THE BANKS OF MY OWN LOVELY LEE
THE MAID WITH HER LOVER THE WILD DAISIES PRESSEDON THE BANKS OF MY OWN LOVELY LEE!
'TIS A BEAUTIFUL LAND, THIS DEAR ISLE OF SONGITS GEMS SHED THEIR LIGHT TO THE WORLD
AND HER FAITHFUL SONS BORE THRU AGES OF WRONGTHE STANDARD ST. PATRICK UNFURLED;
OH! WOULD I WERE THERE WITH THE FRIENDS I LOVE BESTAND MY BOSOM'S FOND PARTNER WITH ME
WE'D ROAM THY BANKS OVERAND WHEN WEARIED WE'D REST
BY THY WATERS, MY OWN LOVELY LEE,WE'D ROAM THY BANKS OVER
AND WHEN WEARIED WE'D RESTBY THY WATERS, MY OWN LOVELY LEE!
