A place in the choir lyrics and chords-The Clancys

Irish Songs Lyrics With Guitar Chords By Martin Dardis

A place in the choir lyrics chords

A Place In The Choir lyrics and chords. Written By Bill Staines, recorded by The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem, also by The Barleycorn. The youtube video is by some friends of mine called Morning Dew which was recorded at The Fingal Folk Club at St.Patricks Hall in Ballyboughal Co.Dublin. Ronnie is on guitar and Ted plays the four string banjo. Great version lads. This song was also recorded by Celtic Thunder.

[Chorus]

All[D] God's creatures got a place in the choir,

[A7]Some sing high and some sing lower,

Some[G] sing out on the telophone[D] wire

[A7]Some just clap their[D] hands their paws or anything they got.

[1]

[D]Listen to the bass its the one at the bottom

Where the[A7] bull frog croaks and the[D] hippopotamus

[G]Moans and groans in the big tat[D]too

And the old cow just[A7] goes[D] moo

[2]

Listen to the top with the little birds singing

And the melodies,and the high notes ringing

And the hoot-owl cries over everything

And the blackbied disagrees

Singing in the night time singing in the day

And the little duck quacks and he's on his way

And the other hasn't got much to say

And the porcupine talks to himself

[Chorus]

Its a simple song sung everywhere

By the ox and the fox and the grizzle bear

The dopey aligator and the halk above

The sly old weasel and the turtle dove

A PLACE IN THE CHOIR 2/4
The lyrcis and chords fit Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem on their album ‚The Makem & Clancy Collection’. Use a capo on the 3rd fret to change the key to F major. There is also a modern version of this song by Celtic Thunder Heritage in a key of G major (D=G, A=D, G=C) which is very similar except for a changed verse sequence

Intro: sing one chorus a capella

Chorus
(D)All God's creatures got a place in the choir,
(A)Some sing low and (D)some sing higher,
Some (G)sing out loud on the telephone (D)wire,
(D)Some just (A)clap their (D)hands or paws or anything they got (now)

Repeat chorus instrumentally

Well (D)listen to the bass its the one on the bottom,
Where the (A)bullfrog croaks and the (D)hippopotamus,
(G)Moans and groans with a big to (D)do,
And the (D)old cow (A)just goes (D)moo.

The (D)dogs and the cats, they take up the middle,
Where the (A)honeybee hums and the (D)cricket fiddles,
The (G)donkey brays and the pony (D)neighs,
And the (D)old gray (A)badger (D)sighs. –Oh!

Chorus
Repeat chorus instrumentally

(D)Listen to the top with the little birds singing,
And the (A)melodies and the (D)high notes ringing,
And the (G)hoot-owl cries over every(D)thing,
And the (D)blackbird (A)disa(D)grees.

(D)Singing in the night time singing in the day,
And the (A)little duck quacks and he's (D)on his way,
And the (G)otter hasn't got much to (D)say,
And the (D)porcupine (A)talks to him(D)self. –Oh!

Chorus
Repeat chorus instrumentally

Its a (D)simple song living song everywhere,
By the (A)ox and the fox and the (D)grizzly bear,
The (G)grumpy alligator and the hawk a(D)bove,
The (D)sly old (A)weasel and the (D)turtledove.

Chorus 2x
Repeat chorus instrumentally