Henrik Norbeck's ABC Tunes

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X:79
T:Dicey Riley
T:Dicey Reilly
T:Poor Old Dicey Riley
R:song
C:words by Dominic Behan (1928-1989)
H:"pop" = pawn shop
D:King's Galliard
Z:id:hn-song-79
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=80
K:G
G2 D2 B,2 D2 | G2 A2 B2 G2 | A2 F2 (DE) F2 | G8 |
A2 F2 D2 F2 | A2 B2 c2 c2 | B2 A2 G2 A2 | B6
A2 | G2 D2 B,2 D2 | G2 A2 B2 G2 | A2 F2 D2 FF | AGAB c2
BA | G4 B2 d2 | d2 B2 G2 B2 | A8 | G8 ||
W:Poor aul Dicey Riley she has taken to the sup,
W:Poor aul Dicey Riley she will never give it up,
W:It's off each morning to the pop, and then she's in for another little drop,
W:And the heart of the rowl is Dicey Riley.
W:
W:She walks along Fitzgibbon Street with an independent air,
W:And then its down by Summerhill and as the people stare,
W:She says it's nearly half past one, It's time I went for another little one,
W:And the heart of the rowl is Dicey Riley.
W:
W:At two pubs close and off she goes as happy as a lark,
W:She'll find a bench to sleep it off down in St. Patrick's Park
W:She wakes at five feeling in the pink, and says, "It's time for another little drink"
W:And the heart of the rowl is Dicey Riley
W:
W:She travels far to a dockside bar to have another round
W:After one or two or three she doesn't feel quite sound
W:After four she's a bit unstable, after five underneath the table
W:And the heart of the rowl is Dicey Riley
W:
W:They carry her home at twelve o'clock as they do every night,
W:Bring her inside, put her on the bed and then turn out the light
W:Next morning she goes out of bed, and looks for a cure for her head
W:And the heart of the rowl is Dicey Riley

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