Kilkennys - Spanish Lady (2014) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

Kilkennys, Spanish Lady (2014)
^{Key: :[G] (w: Traditional) (Dubliners, 1977)}
INTRO: [G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] ^[D7] [G]

VERSE 1:
As [G] I came down thru [Em] Dublin city [Am7] at the hour of [D7] twelve at night
[G] Who should I see but a [Em] Spanish Lady, [Am7] washing her feet by [D7] candlelight
[G] First she washed them [Em] then she dried them [G] over a fire of [D] amber coals
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so sweet [D7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[G] Whack for the toora [Em] loora laddy, [Am7] whack for the toora [D7] loora lay
[G] Whack for the toora [Em] loora laddy, [Am7] whack for the toora [D7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [G] I came back thru [Em] Dublin city [Am7] at the hour of [D7] half past eight
[G] Who should I see but the [Em] Spanish lady [Am7] brushing her hair in [D7] broad daylight
[G] First she tossed it [Em] then she combed it, [G] on her lap was a silver [D] comb
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so fair [D7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] ^[D7] [G]

VERSE 3:
[G] As I came back thru [Em] Dublin city [Am7] as the sun began [D7] to set
[G] Who should I see but the [Em] Spanish lady [Am7] catching a moth in a [D7] golden net
[G] When see saw me [Em] then she fled me lifting her [G] petticoat over her [D] knee
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so shy as the [D7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] ^[D7] [G]
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] ^[D7] [G]

VERSE 4:
I've [G] wandered north and south [Em] through Stoney [Am7] batter and Patrick's [D7] Close
[G] Up and around the by [Em] the Gloucester [Am7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [D7] house
[G] Old age has laid her [Em] hand on me [G] cold as a fire of ashy [D] coals
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so sweet [D7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] ^[D7] [G]
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] ^[D7] [G]

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. It is #542[2] in the Roud Folk Song Index. It should not be confused with "Spanish Ladies" or "Lady of Spain," both of which are entirely different songs. Spanish Lady is an etymological name for a female fairy, ie the little folk.

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