Drill, Ye Tarriers
1888
Thomas Casey and Charles Connoly
A7Am7DmF4 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 |
Dm | A7 | Dm |
DmAnd drill, ye | A7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Dm | Am7 | Dm |
DmDrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
| Dm | A7 |
Well you | Dmwork all day for the | A7sugar in your tay |
F | A7 |
FDown behind the | A7railway |
| Dm | Am7 | Dm |
And | Dmdrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Am7 | Dm | Am7 | Dm |
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 |
Dm | A7 | Dm |
DmAnd drill, ye | A7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Dm | Am7 | Dm |
DmDrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
| Dm | A7 |
Well you | Dmwork all day for the | A7sugar in your tay |
F | A7 |
FDown behind the | A7railway |
| Dm | Am7 | Dm |
And | Dmdrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Am7 | Dm | Am7 | Dm |
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 |
Dm | A7 | Dm |
DmAnd drill, ye | A7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Dm | Am7 | Dm |
DmDrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
| Dm | A7 |
Well you | Dmwork all day for the | A7sugar in your tay |
F | A7 |
FDown behind the | A7railway |
| Dm | Am7 | Dm |
And | Dmdrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Am7 | Dm | Am7 | Dm |
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 |
Dm | A7 | Dm |
DmAnd drill, ye | A7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Dm | Am7 | Dm |
DmDrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
| Dm | A7 |
Well you | Dmwork all day for the | A7sugar in your tay |
F | A7 |
FDown behind the | A7railway |
| Dm | Am7 | Dm |
And | Dmdrill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
Am7 | Dm | Am7 | Dm |
Am7And | Dmblast, | Am7and | Dmfire |
Dm | Am7 | Dm |
DmAnd drill, ye | Am7tarriers, | Dmdrill |
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