{"id":58,"date":"2025-04-15T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glife.org\/KissMeIamIrish\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:25:00","slug":"003-home-boys-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.glife.org\/KissMeIamIrish\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"003. Home boy’s home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Dubliners<\/td>D-Dur<\/strong> Capo 2<\/td>SIegi<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>C<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well would be a sailor lad who’s sailing on the main,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

F<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>C<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To gain the good will of his captain’s domain,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/td>F<\/strong><\/td>C<\/td>G<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He came ashore – one evening for to see,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

G<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>C<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And that was the beginning of me old true love and me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/td><\/td><\/td>C<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And it’s home boys home, home I’d like to be,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F<\/td>C<\/td><\/td>G<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Home for a while in me own country,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>C<\/td>F<\/td>C<\/td>G<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>C<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Where the Oak, the Ash,and the bonny Rowan tree,<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/td><\/td><\/td>F<\/td>C<\/td>G<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Are all growing greener in the old country<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well I asked her for a candle – to light me way to bed,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

likewise for a handkerchief to tie around me head,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She tended to me needs like a young maid aught to do,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So then I said to her would you like to jump in too.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She jumped into bed – making no alarm,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking a young sailor lad could do to her no harm,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hugged her and I kissed her the whole night long,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

she wished the short night would be seven years long.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Accordeon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But early next morning the sailor lad arose,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And into Mary’s apron threw a handful of gold,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying take this me dear for the damage that I’ve done,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For tonight I fear I’ve left you with a daughter or a son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if it be a girl child send her out to nurse,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With gold in her pocket and silver in her purse,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if it be a boy child he’ll ware the jacket blue,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To climb up on the riggin like his daddy used to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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