Chords:
{t:Muirsheen Durkin}
{artist:The Dubliners}
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD4aCK5A-cU Capo 2
{c: Thanks to Martyn Cooper}
In the [C] days I went a [G] courtin', I was [G] never tired re-[C] sortin'.
To an [C] ale house or a [G] playhouse, Or to [G] many a house be-[C]sides
I [C] told me brother [G] Seamus, I'd go [G] off and go right [C] famous,
And before I would [G] return again, I'd [G] roam the whole world-[C]wide.
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
I've [C] courted girls in [G] Blarney, in Kan[G] turk and in [C] Killarney
In passage and in [G] Queenstown, that [G] is the Cobh of [C] Cork.
Good[C] bye to all this [G] pleasure, I'll be [G] off to take me [C] leisure
And the [C] next time that you'll [G] hear from me,
will be a [G] letter from New [C] York.
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
[C] Goodbye to the [G] girls at home, I'm [G] going far across the [C] foam.
To [C] try and make me [G] fortune, in [G] far Ameri-[C]ca.
There's [C] gold and jewels and [G] plenty, for the [G] poor and for the [G] gentry
And [C] when I return [G] again, I [G] never more will [C] say:
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
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When I [C] landed in A-[G]merica I [G] met a man named [C] Burke.
He [C] told me if I [G] wait awhile he'd [G] surely find me [C] work
but [C] work he did not [G] find me so there's nothing [G] here to bind me.
and I'm [C] off to seek my [G] fortune in [G] californ-[C]i-a.
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
I [C] sailed to Phila-[G]delphi and I [G] crossed the land of [C] plenty
Then I [C] went to Colo-[G]rado and [G] found my pot of [C] gold
Some [C] bastard tried to [G] rob me but I [C] had my pistol [G] on me
So I [G] shot a man in [C] Reno just to [G] watch him [C] die
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
I [C] spent on booze and [G] women, [G] gambling and good [C] living
Fine [C] clothes and fancy [G] living but the [G] rest just got [C] wasted
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
I’m [C] here in San Fran-[G]cisco and my [G] fortune it is [C] made
My [C] pockets are loaded down with [G] gold, and I’ve [G] thrown away my [C] spade
I’ll go [C] back to dear old [G] Erin, spend my fortune never [G] caring
I’ll [C] marry Queen Vic-[G]tory, Mrs [G] Durkin for to [C] spite
So [C] goodbye, Muirsheen [G] Durkin, I'm [G] sick and tired of [C] workin'
No [C] more I'll dig the [G] praties, no [G] longer I'll be [C] fool
For as [C] sure as me name is [G] Carney,
I'll be [G] off to Cali-[C]fornia where in-[C]stead of digging [G] praties,
I'll be [G] digging lumps of [C] gold
