Ballycotton Bull

from 2000 Clearest Raw Chordings by Soundsspun

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Ballycotton Bull

Me and my poppa
we was
having a time
settling down easy
by the
ocean side
me and my poppa we was
having a time

Along comes a preacher man
singing his song
telling everybody
how he
knows what's
going
down
along comes a preacher man
Singing his song

Poppa and the preacher man
they was
laughing and jawing
wondering what keeps
the ocean
so firmly on the ground
Poppa and the preacher man they was
Laughing and jawing

Poppa says preacher man ya
Haley's
coming round
spinning through the cosmos
cycling
marking time
Poppa and the preacher man
Wondering why Haley comes around

Poppa says preacher man
you gotta
meet my friend John
Takes us down to his church
where they
sing all the songs
Poppa says preacher man you know
you gotta learn the songs

Poppa says preacher man
you gotta
Meet my friend Pat
takes us
down to Mary says
forgive us for our thoughts
Pat says hey old Mary yes
We got a lot of thoughts

Poppa says Preacher man
do you know
the old Hebrew
reading from the
dead sea scrolls says they
sang a different tune
Well Poppa says preacher man
seems the caves are talking a rune

Well I'm just like a birdie
yes a
robin or jay
eat a little food
and sing my
days away
yes I'm just like a birdie
singing my days away

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from 2000 Clearest Raw Chordings, released June 16, 2022
Wildgrass: Guitar
Friar Joe: Bass
Rene: Guitar

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