Chords with lyrics
Tuning: DADGAD
Key: D MajorD
Intro:
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC
Verse 1:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
One New Years eve in Glasgow Town, When all we had was half a crown
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA bunch of us thought we’d prowl around, And find some fun in Rothsea-O
D MajorD C majorC A7A7
We wandered down Victoria Street, We didn’t care much for snow or sleet
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
At half past two, with achin’ feet, We found ourselves in Rothsea-O
Chorus:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, A augmentedA dithum a doo a dad a no,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O
Verse 2:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
Sean McKenna is a dirty lout, He said he’d treat us all to a pint of stout
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So as quick as we could we all went out, To a public house in Rothsea-O
D MajorD C majorC A7A7
Said I: “Me lads, I’d like to sing!”, And Said I: “You’ll ne're do such a thing!”
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Well I said: “Clear the room and we’ll make a ring, And I fight ye all in Rothsea-O”
Chorus:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, A augmentedA dithum a doo a dad a no,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O
Verse 3:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
We had to find a place to sleep, We were all too drunk to even creep
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
But we found a place that was smelly & cheap, In a boarding house in Rothsea-O
D MajorD C majorC A7A7
We all layed down to take our ease, When one of us happened for to sneeze
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And he wakened half a million fleas, In a single room in Rothsea-O
Chorus:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, A augmentedA dithum a doo a dad a no,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O
Verse 4:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
There were several different kinds of pests, A augmentedA few of them jumped inside me vest (inside his trousers!)
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They grabbed me hairs and they made their nest, And they cried: “Hurrah for Rothsea-O!”
D MajorD C majorC A7A7
Said I: “I’ll think I’ll head for home”, And we swore we never more would roam
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
And we’re scratching still as we sing this poem, Of the night we went to Rothsea-O
Chorus:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, A augmentedA dithum a doo a dad a no,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O
Chorus:
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, A augmentedA dithum a doo a dad a no,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
A augmentedA dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O