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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
 Key: :[E] (w: Traditional)
INTRO: [E] [C#m] [E] [B] / [E] [C#m] [F#m7] ^[B7] [E]

VERSE 1:
As [E] I came down thru [C#m] Dublin city [F#m7] at the hour of [B7] twelve at night
[E] Who should I see but a [C#m] Spanish Lady, [F#m7] washing her feet by [B7] candlelight
[E] First she washed them [C#m] then she dried them [E] over a fire of [B] amber coals
[E] In all my life I [C#m] ne'er did see a [F#m7] girl so sweet [B7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[E] Whack for the toora [C#m] loora laddy, [F#m7] whack for the toora [B7] loora lay
[E] Whack for the toora [C#m] loora laddy, [F#m7] whack for the toora [B7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [E] I came back thru [C#m] Dublin city [F#m7] at the hour of [B7] half past eight
[E] Who should I see but the [C#m] Spanish lady [F#m7] brushing her hair in [B7] broad daylight
[E] First she tossed it [C#m] then she combed it, [E] on her lap was a silver [B] comb
[E] In all my life I [C#m] ne'er did see a [F#m7] girl so fair [B7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[E] [C#m] [E] [B] / [E] [C#m] [F#m7] ^[B7] [E]

VERSE 3:
[E] As I came back thru [C#m] Dublin city [F#m7] as the sun began [B7] to set
[E] Who should I see but the [C#m] Spanish lady [F#m7] catching a moth in a [B7] golden net
[E] When see saw me [C#m] then she fled me lifting her [E] petticoat over her [B] knee
[E] In all my life I [C#m] ne'er did see a [F#m7] girl so shy as the [B7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[E] [C#m] [E] [B] / [E] [C#m] [F#m7] ^[B7] [E]
[E] [C#m] [E] [B] / [E] [C#m] [F#m7] ^[B7] [E]

VERSE 4:
I've [E] wandered north and south [C#m] through Stoney [F#m7] batter and Patrick's [B7] Close
[E] Up and around the by [C#m] the Gloucester [F#m7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [B7] house
[E] Old age has laid her [C#m] hand on me [E] cold as a fire of ashy [B] coals
[E] In all my life I [C#m] ne'er did see a [F#m7] girl so sweet [B7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[E] [C#m] [E] [B] / [E] [C#m] [F#m7] ^[B7] [E]
[E] [C#m] [E] [B] / [E] [C#m] [F#m7] ^[B7] [E]

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)

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.


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