The Old Dungarvan Oak, Trad. This one originates from Wales where it is called 'The Old Caernaveron Oak'
and with a one word change it became an Irish song and was brought back to life by 'The Bards'. The Video is of Fiddlers Green.
[C]As I roved out one morning Going[F] to Dungarvon Fair I spied a pretty[C] maiden With the sunlight in
her[G] hair Her[C] way was so delightful Her[F] voice wrang like a bell And as I over[C]took her I[G] asked
if she was[C] well
Chorus Lay[G] down your woollen shawl me love I[C] swear it is no[F] joke And I'll
tell to you the[C] story of The[G] Old Dungarvon[C] Oak
As we approached Dungarvon The girl at me did stare
And she asked me why I raised my hat To a tree so old and bare I told her of the legend If the tree should
e'er come down There'd be a great disaster And Dungarvon would be drowned
Then she started laughing My
face grew very red And she said that only fools believed What those old legends said Her laughter was contagious
For the truth to you I'll tell By the time I reached the market place I began to laugh as well
As I sit
here by my fireside It's the autumn of my life And the darling girl I met that day Is now my darling wife I
have a lovely daughter And a son to push my yoke And all because I raised my hat To the Old Dungarvon Oak
The old dungarvan oak, lyrics and chords
The video of the day is Johnny McEvoy singing ''Long Long Before Your Time''
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