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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
 Key: :[A#] (w: Traditional)
INTRO: [A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] / [A#] [Gm] [Cm7] ^[F7] [A#]

VERSE 1:
As [A#] I came down thru [Gm] Dublin city [Cm7] at the hour of [F7] twelve at night
[A#] Who should I see but a [Gm] Spanish Lady, [Cm7] washing her feet by [F7] candlelight
[A#] First she washed them [Gm] then she dried them [A#] over a fire of [F] amber coals
[A#] In all my life I [Gm] ne'er did see a [Cm7] girl so sweet [F7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[A#] Whack for the toora [Gm] loora laddy, [Cm7] whack for the toora [F7] loora lay
[A#] Whack for the toora [Gm] loora laddy, [Cm7] whack for the toora [F7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [A#] I came back thru [Gm] Dublin city [Cm7] at the hour of [F7] half past eight
[A#] Who should I see but the [Gm] Spanish lady [Cm7] brushing her hair in [F7] broad daylight
[A#] First she tossed it [Gm] then she combed it, [A#] on her lap was a silver [F] comb
[A#] In all my life I [Gm] ne'er did see a [Cm7] girl so fair [F7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] / [A#] [Gm] [Cm7] ^[F7] [A#]

VERSE 3:
[A#] As I came back thru [Gm] Dublin city [Cm7] as the sun began [F7] to set
[A#] Who should I see but the [Gm] Spanish lady [Cm7] catching a moth in a [F7] golden net
[A#] When see saw me [Gm] then she fled me lifting her [A#] petticoat over her [F] knee
[A#] In all my life I [Gm] ne'er did see a [Cm7] girl so shy as the [F7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] / [A#] [Gm] [Cm7] ^[F7] [A#]
[A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] / [A#] [Gm] [Cm7] ^[F7] [A#]

VERSE 4:
I've [A#] wandered north and south [Gm] through Stoney [Cm7] batter and Patrick's [F7] Close
[A#] Up and around the by [Gm] the Gloucester [Cm7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [F7] house
[A#] Old age has laid her [Gm] hand on me [A#] cold as a fire of ashy [F] coals
[A#] In all my life I [Gm] ne'er did see a [Cm7] girl so sweet [F7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] / [A#] [Gm] [Cm7] ^[F7] [A#]
[A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] / [A#] [Gm] [Cm7] ^[F7] [A#]

ADDITIONAL INFO:

"Spanish Lady" is a traditional Irish folk song, also found in England. The Bodleian Library has several broadsides of an English ballad with this name, one dating from the 17th century.[1] Fragmentary or related versions from the US date from 1883 (141 years old as of 2024)

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.


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