Key: :[C] (w: Davy Carton, Pearse Doherty, Leo Moran)

CHORUS:
[N.C.] We're the Joyce country ceili [C] band
Playing away and we're doing [G] grand
We're [F] singing a song won't you give us a [C] hand
cos we're the Joyce country [G] ceili [C] band

VERSE 1:
[C open] Friday night, off we [C] go
Tune the fiddle , strain the [G] bow
Ooh [F] take it handy for the first few [C] sets
Sure there's hardly anyone [G] listening [C] yet

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VERSE 2:
[C open] Thomas and Mary out on the [C] floor
Well they never lost it, that's for [G] sure
In his [F] sparking shoes and his daz-white [C] shirt
She's got a brand new perm and a [G] pleated [C] skirt

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INSTRUMENTAL:
[Am] [G] [C] [Dm] // [Am] [G] [C] [C]

VERSE 3:
[C open] We do do's and functions, weddings and [C] wakes
Meats and salads, buns and [G] cakes
Well if you [F] need a few tunes just give us a [C] call
For the house the pub or the [G] parish [C] hall

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VERSE 4:
[C open] There's a princess on the floor all [C] night
She can fairly throw them shapes al-[G]-right
Ooh [F] how-ya madge are you on you [C] own?
How ya fixed far a [G] seat back [C] home

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [x3]
[Am] [G] [C] [Dm] // [Am] [G] [C] [C]