Rothsea-o chords by The Mary Wallopers

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: DADGAD

Key: D

Intro:

D  C   D   C


Verse 1:
    D                        A7         D                     C
One New Years eve in Glasgow Town, When all we had was half a crown
  D                                                           A7      D
A bunch of us thought we’d prowl around, And find some fun in Rothsea-O
   D                                 C                            A7
We wandered down Victoria Street, We didn’t care much for snow or sleet
   D                                                      A7      D
At half past two, with achin’ feet, We found ourselves in Rothsea-O

Chorus:
  D                    A7     D                    C
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, A dithum a doo a dad a no,
  D                                              A7      D
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O


Verse 2:
     D                  A7       D                                   C
Sean McKenna is a dirty lout, He said he’d treat us all to a pint of stout
      D                                                       A7      D
So as quick as we could we all went out, To a public house in Rothsea-O
   D                                 C                            A7
Said I: “Me lads, I’d like to sing!”, And Said I: “You’ll ne're do such a thing!”
              D                                                           A7      D
Well I said: “Clear the room and we’ll make a ring, And I fight ye all in Rothsea-O”

Chorus:
  D                    A7     D                    C
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, A dithum a doo a dad a no,
  D                                              A7      D
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O


Verse 3:
   D                      A7             D                     C
We had to find a place to sleep, We were all too drunk to even creep
       D                                                             A7      D
But we found a place that was smelly & cheap, In a boarding house in Rothsea-O
   D                                     C                         A7
We all layed down to take our ease, When one of us happened for to sneeze
       D                                                 A7      D
And he wakened half a million fleas, In a single room in Rothsea-O

Chorus:
  D                    A7     D                    C
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, A dithum a doo a dad a no,
  D                                              A7      D
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O


Verse 4:
           D                          A7       D                            C
There were several different kinds of pests, A few of them jumped inside me vest (inside his trousers!)
     D                                                           A7         D
They grabbed me hairs and they made their nest, And they cried: “Hurrah for Rothsea-O!”
     D                                          C                         A7
Said I: “I’ll think I’ll head for home”, And we swore we never more would roam
          D                                                              A7      D
And we’re scratching still as we sing this poem, Of the night we went to Rothsea-O

Chorus:
  D                    A7     D                    C
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, A dithum a doo a dad a no,
  D                                              A7      D
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O

Chorus:
  D                    A7     D                    C
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, A dithum a doo a dad a no,
  D                                              A7      D
A dithum a doo a dum a dee, The night we went to Rothsea-O