A traditional irish song, made famous by the Dubliners.
As with any traditional song there is an unlimtited amount of verses, with a million
versions of each of these verses. I have included the most common ones, the ones that I
were used by the Dubliners.
Repeat the chords for the first verse all the way through.
[Verse 1]
Oh [] Peggy Gordon you [] are my [] dar[]ling,
[]Come sit you [] down upon my [] knee,
[]Come tell to [] me the[] very [] reas[]on,
[]Why I am[] slighted [],so by [] thee,
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
I m so in love I can t deny it
My heart lies smothered in my breast
It s not for you to let the world know it
A troubled mind can know no rest
[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)
I did put my head to a cask of brandy
It was my fancy I do declare
For when I m drinking I am thinking
And wishing Peggy Gordon was here
[Verse 4]
(same as verse 1)
I wish I was away in Ingo
Far across the briny sea
Sailing o er the deepest ocean
Where love nor care never bother me
[Verse 5]
(same as verse 1)
I wish I was in some lonesome valley
Where womankind can not be found
Where the pretty small birds do change their voices
And every moment a different sound
[Verse 6]
(same as verse 1)
Oh, Peggy Gordon you are my darling
Come sit you down upon my knee
Come tell to me the very reason
Why I am slighted so by thee