Drill, Ye Tarriers
1888
usThomas Casey and Charles Connoly
A7Am7DmF
4 chords used in this song
Dm
DmEarly in the morning at seven o'clock
A7
There are A7twenty tarriers workin' at the rock
Dm
The Dmboss come along and he says, Keep still
A7
Come A7down heavy on your cast iron drill
DmA7Dm
DmAnd drill, ye A7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmAm7Dm
DmDrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmA7
Well you Dmwork all day for the A7sugar in your tay
FA7
FDown behind the A7railway
DmAm7Dm
And Dmdrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
Am7DmAm7Dm
Am7And Dmblast, Am7and Dmfire
Dm
Now the Dmboss was a fine man down to the ground
A7
And he A7married a lady six feet 'round
Dm
She Dmbaked good bread and she baked it well
A7
But she A7baked it hard as the hobs of hell
DmA7Dm
DmAnd drill, ye A7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmAm7Dm
DmDrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmA7
Well you Dmwork all day for the A7sugar in your tay
FA7
FDown behind the A7railway
DmAm7Dm
And Dmdrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
Am7DmAm7Dm
Am7And Dmblast, Am7and Dmfire
Dm
Now our Dmnew foreman was Dan McCann
A7
By A7god he was a blamed mean man
Dm
Last Dmweek a premature blast went off
A7
And a A7mile in the sky went big Jim Goff
DmA7Dm
DmAnd drill, ye A7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmAm7Dm
DmDrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmA7
Well you Dmwork all day for the A7sugar in your tay
FA7
FDown behind the A7railway
DmAm7Dm
And Dmdrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
Am7DmAm7Dm
Am7And Dmblast, Am7and Dmfire
Dm
And Dmwhen next payday came around
A7
Jim A7Goff a dollar short was found
Dm
When Dmasked what for came this reply
A7
You were A7docked for the time you was up in the sky
DmA7Dm
DmAnd drill, ye A7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmAm7Dm
DmDrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
DmA7
Well you Dmwork all day for the A7sugar in your tay
FA7
FDown behind the A7railway
DmAm7Dm
And Dmdrill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
Am7DmAm7Dm
Am7And Dmblast, Am7and Dmfire
DmAm7Dm
DmAnd drill, ye Am7tarriers, Dmdrill
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