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Waxies Dargle - traditional Irish folk song

The lyrics to the Waxies Dargle tell the story of two women in Dublin, trying to find money to go on a trip to the seaside.

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Hear The Pogues foot-tapping version here

Another great version by The Dublin City Ramblers

When that fails, one of them tries to pawn her husband’s braces so she can go to Galway Races.

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It’s a riotous song about drinking and struggling to survive in 19^th century Dublin.

The chords are very easy and are given here in the key of D Major, the same key used by the Pogues in their version. You can get away with just using the chords of D, G and A, but the Bm will give the song a more interesting sound.

Waxies Dargle – lyrics and chords

D 

Says my aul’ wan to  

G 

your aul’ wan

 

“Will ye  

D 

come to the Waxies dargle?”

 

Says your  

D 

aul’ wan to  

G 

my aul’ wan,

 

“Sure I  

A 

haven’t got a  

D 

farthing.

 

I’ve  

Bm 

just been down to  

D 

Monto 

 

town

 

To  

Bm 

see Uncle Mc

G 

Ard

A 

le

 

But he  

D 

didn’t have  

G 

half a crown

 

For to  

A 

go to the Waxies  

D 

dargle.”

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Chorus

 

“

D 

What 

 

 

Bm 

will ye have?” “I’ll  

D 

have a pint,

 

I’ll  

Bm 

have a pint with  

G 

you 

 

 

A 

sir.”

 

“And if  

D 

one of you doesn’t  

G 

order 

 

soon,

 

We’ll be  

A 

thrown out of the b

D 

oozer.”

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Says my aul’ wan to your aul’ wan,

“Will you go to the Galway races?”

Says your aul’ wan to my aul’ wan,

“I’ll hawk the old man’s braces.”

I went down to Capel Street,

To the Jewish moneylenders,

But they wouldn’t give me a couple of bob,

On the aul’ man’s red suspenders.

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Chorus

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Says my aul’ wan to your aul’ wan

“We got no beef or mutton

But if we go down to Monto Town,

We might get a drink for nothin’ ”

Here’s a nice piece of advice,

I heard from an aul’ fishmonger,

When food is scarce and you see the hearse,

You know you have died of hunger.

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Chorus

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