I'm [E]just a plain young Irish lad / girl and[A] Kerry is my home,
I [B]love to ramble down
the road when my daily chores are[E] done,
It happened that one summers eve when [A]fate was kind to me,
I [B]spied
a young girl / lad walking in the village of As[E]tee,
So
[E]I resolved to speak with her / him to [A]hear what she might say,
I [B]walked a little faster until I crossed her
/ his [E]way,
I [E]stated my intentions quite[A] plain for her to see,
Then she / he [B]took my hand and kissed
my cheek,
In the village of As[E]tee
Said [E]She /
he "My handsome fellow I'm [A]glad we chance to meet,
I've [B]often thought about you as I walked along the [E]street,
If
you think I'll make you happy then I'll [A]gladly go your way,
And We'll [B]speak to Father Murphy and we'll name our wedding
[E]day,
So we[E] both sat down together and our wedding day we [A]planned
We [B]picked
the guests of honour and we choose our wedding [E]bands
We [E]invited all our neighbours to the local Church [A]to see
Our
[B]marrage cerimony in the village of As[E]tee
The[F]
priest, he spoke of love and life and [Bb]blessed our hearts as one,
He [C]wished us every happiness until lifes race is
[F]run,
We walked the aisle with loves sweet smile,
for [Bb]all the world to see,
Then we [C]headed out to Kathleens
house,
In the village of As[F]tee.
Was [F]there we met to wine and dine un[Bb]til the
break of dawn
Tim [C]Reilly played the fiddle and his mother sang her [F]song
We [F]sang the Stack Of Barley and we
sang of Innis[Bb]free
And their [C]talking still of this great day in the village of A[F]stee
And [F]now we have a little house and [Bb]lovely children too,
We'd [C]like to have your company if you're ever
passing [F]through,
We'll sing a song we'll talk a while and have a [Bb]cup of tea,
For we[C] know you'll like the life
we live,
In the village of A[F]stee,,C]
