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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL:
[Em] [D] [G] [Am] // [Em] [D] [G] [G]

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [x3]
[Em] [D] [G] [Am] // [Em] [D] [G] [G]