Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
Key: :[B] (w: Traditional)

INTRO: [B] [G#m] [B] [F#] / [B] [G#m] [C#m7] ^[F#7] [B]

VERSE 1:
As [B] I came down thru [G#m] Dublin city [C#m7] at the hour of [F#7] twelve at night
[B] Who should I see but a [G#m] Spanish Lady, [C#m7] washing her feet by [F#7] candlelight
[B] First she washed them [G#m] then she dried them [B] over a fire of [F#] amber coals
[B] In all my life I [G#m] ne'er did see a [C#m7] girl so sweet [F#7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[B] Whack for the toora [G#m] loora laddy, [C#m7] whack for the toora [F#7] loora lay
[B] Whack for the toora [G#m] loora laddy, [C#m7] whack for the toora [F#7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [B] I came back thru [G#m] Dublin city [C#m7] at the hour of [F#7] half past eight
[B] Who should I see but the [G#m] Spanish lady [C#m7] brushing her hair in [F#7] broad daylight
[B] First she tossed it [G#m] then she combed it, [B] on her lap was a silver [F#] comb
[B] In all my life I [G#m] ne'er did see a [C#m7] girl so fair [F#7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[B] [G#m] [B] [F#] / [B] [G#m] [C#m7] ^[F#7] [B]

VERSE 3:
[B] As I came back thru [G#m] Dublin city [C#m7] as the sun began [F#7] to set
[B] Who should I see but the [G#m] Spanish lady [C#m7] catching a moth in a [F#7] golden net
[B] When see saw me [G#m] then she fled me lifting her [B] petticoat over her [F#] knee
[B] In all my life I [G#m] ne'er did see a [C#m7] girl so shy as the [F#7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[B] [G#m] [B] [F#] / [B] [G#m] [C#m7] ^[F#7] [B]
[B] [G#m] [B] [F#] / [B] [G#m] [C#m7] ^[F#7] [B]

VERSE 4:
I've [B] wandered north and south [G#m] through Stoney [C#m7] batter and Patrick's [F#7] Close
[B] Up and around the by [G#m] the Gloucester [C#m7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [F#7] house
[B] Old age has laid her [G#m] hand on me [B] cold as a fire of ashy [F#] coals
[B] In all my life I [G#m] ne'er did see a [C#m7] girl so sweet [F#7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[B] [G#m] [B] [F#] / [B] [G#m] [C#m7] ^[F#7] [B]
[B] [G#m] [B] [F#] / [B] [G#m] [C#m7] ^[F#7] [B]

ADDITIONAL INFO:

"Spanish Lady" is a traditional Irish folk song, also found in England. The Bodleian Library has several broadsides of an English ballad with this name, one dating from the 17th century.[1] Fragmentary or related versions from the US date from 1883 (141 years old as of 2024)

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