Darren Lynch - Spancil Hill - Lyrics, Chords

 Darren Lynch presents the classic song Spancil Hill on a Six String Bouzouki. 

 

{t:Spancil Hill - Darren Lynch}
{st:Darren Lynch}
Capo 4th fret

Last[Gm] night as I lay [F]dreaming, of pleasant days gone [Gm]by,
Me [Gm]mind being bent on rambling,to [F]Ireland I did [C]fly,
I [Gm]stepped on board a vision,and [F]followed with a [C]will,
Till the [Gm]first I came to [F]anchor at the cross at Spancil [Gm]Hill,


T’was [Gm]on the twenty [F]third of June,the day before the [Gm]fair,
When [Gm]Ireland’s sons and daughters,and [F]friends assembled [C]there,
The [Gm]young the old the brave the bold, their [F]duty to full [C]fill,
At the [Gm]parish Church near [F]Clooney,a mile from [Dm]Spancil [Gm]Hill.


I [Gm]went to see me [F]neighbors to see what they might [Gm]say,
The [Gm]old one’s were all dead and gone,the [F]young one’s turning [C]grey,
I [Gm]met with tailor Quigley, he’s as [F]bold as ever [C]still,
Sure he [Gm]used to make me [F]britches when I lived in [Dm]Spancil [Gm]Hill.


I [Gm]paid a flying vi[F]sit to my first and only [Gm]love,
She’s as [Gm]fair as any lilly as [F]gently as a [C]dove,
She [Gm]threw her arms around me saying [F]Johnny I love ye [C]still,
She was [Gm]Meg the farmer’s [F]daughter,the pride of [Dm]Spancil [Gm]Hill.

I [Gm]dreamed I held and [F]kissed her as in the days of [Gm]yore
Ah [Gm]Johnny, you're only jokin', as [F]many's the time be[C]fore
Then the [Gm]cock, he crew in the morning, he [F]crew both loud and [C]shrill
I a[Gm]woke in Cali[F]fornia, many miles from [Dm]Spancil [Gm]Hill

Chords:

Gm:  x 5 1 0
F:      x 3 3 0
C:     x 2 3 0
Dm:  x 0 0 3

 

Here's a tab for the Intro and the first two lines. Accompanyment of line 3 is the same as line 2 and then the first line repeats.

 

Darren Lynch - Sam Hall

Darren Lynch presents the classic Sam Hall on his 6-string Greek Bouzouki. Also check his bouzouki tutorials.

https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/search?q=darren+lynch

 

These are the chords I play it:

Sam Hall

NoCapo

[D]  [G]  [D]
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep, chimney [A]sweep
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep

Oh, me [G]name it is Sam Hall,
and I've [D]robbed both great and [A]small
And me [Bm]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die, when I [A]die
And me [Bm]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die

I have [D]twenty [F#m]pounds in [Bm]store,
[D]that's not [G]all, that's not [A]all
I have [D]twenty [F#m]pounds in [Bm]store,
that's not [G]all

I have [Em]twenty pounds in [G]store,
and I'd [D]rob for [F#m]twenty [A]more
For the [D]rich must [F#m]help the [Bm]poor,
[D]so must [G]I, so must [A]I
For the [D]rich must [F#m]help the [Bm]poor,
so must [G]I

Oh, they [D]took me to Coot[G]hill,
in a [D]cart, in a [A]cart
Oh, they [D]took me to Coot[G]hill,
in a [D]cart

Oh, they [G]took me to Coothill,
where I [D]stopped to make my [A]will
For the [D]best of friends must [G]part,
so must [D]I, so must [A]I
For the [D]best of friends must [G]part,
so must [D]I

Up the [D]ladder I did [G]grope,
that's no [D]joke, that's no [A]joke
Up the [D]ladder I did [G]grope,
that's no [D]joke

Up the [G]ladder I did grope,
and the [D]hangman he pulled his [A]rope
But [D]ne'ar a word I [G]spoke,
tumbling [D]down, tumbling [A]down
But [D]ne'ar a word I [G]spoke,
tumbling [D]down

Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep, chimney [A]sweep
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep

Oh, me [G]name it is Sam Hall,
and I've [D]robbed both great and [A]small
And me [D]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die, when I [A]die
And me [D]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die

Darren Lynch - Go To Sea No More

Darren plays the sea song Go To Sea No More on his Greek Bouzouki. He writes as comment:

Origins of this song have been traced back to the English Merchant Navy. It's thought to have been brought back from San Francisco and changed in England. Reasons being that Liverpool had no whaling industry and there was a known crimper in San Francisoco called Shanghai Brown. Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence.

He also made some tutorials for Irish Bouzouki. You'll find them here:

https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/search?q=darren+lynch  

 

Darren Lynch - Bouzouki Lesson #3

Darren Lynch gives us another bouzouki lesson. In #3 he discusses G-Modal and explains some basic chords for accompaniment in G and Gminor.

Irish Bouzouki Lesson 2

Darren Lynch gives us his second lesson for Irish Bouzouki. This time it's jig rhythm. Very useful!



Darren is a fantastic singer/Zouk player from Dublin. Look at his website here: https://www.darrenlynch.com







Just as a reminder, here is his first lesson:

Sam Hall - Easy tutorial für accompaniment - Part 1

I made this video today for a friend who is a beginner on the bouzouki. It's in German, but I think easy to understand. Maybe it helps to activate the translate funcion on youtube.

It only covers the first part of the song. I start with an easy picking pattern. Later I add some hammering-on and hammering-off.

Would be great to get some response, if this video is helpful and easy to understand.

 

This will lead to the arrangement in Daoiri Farrell style which I made some time ago and posted here. 

Another arrangement of the song by Darren Lynch can be found here.

NoCapo

[D]  [G]  [D]
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep, chimney [A]sweep
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep

Oh, me [G]name it is Sam [Em]Hall,
and I've [D]robbed both great and [A]small
And me [Bm]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die, when I [A]die
And me [Bm]neck will pay for [G]all,
[A]when I [D]die

I have [D]twenty [F#m]pounds in [Bm]store,
[D]that's not [G]all, that's not [A]all
I have [D]twenty [F#m]pounds in [Bm]store,
[A]that's not [G]all

I have [Em]twenty pounds in [G]store,
and I'd [D/A]rob for [G/B]twenty [A/C#]more
For the [D]rich must [F#m]help the [Bm]poor,
[D]so must [G]I, so must [A]I
For the [D]rich must [F#m]help the [Bm]poor,
[A]so must [G]I

Oh, they [D]took me to Coot[G]hill,
in a [D]cart, in a [A]cart
Oh, they [D]took me to Coot[G]hill,
in a [D]cart

Oh, they [G]took me to Coothill,
where I [D]stopped to make my [A]will
For the [D]best of friends must [G]part,
so must [D]I, so must [A]I
For the [D]best of friends must [G]part,
so must [D]I

Up the [D]ladder I did [G]grope,
that's no [D]joke, that's no [A]joke
Up the [D]ladder I did [G]grope,
that's no [D]joke

Up the [G]ladder I did grope,
and the [D]hangman he pulled his [A]rope
But [D]ne'ar a word I [G]spoke,
tumbling [D]down, tumbling [A]down
But [D]ne'ar a word I [G]spoke,
tumbling [D]down

Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep, chimney [A]sweep
Oh, me [D]name it is Sam [G]Hall,
chimney [D]sweep

Oh, me [G]name it is Sam Hall,
and I've [D]robbed both great and [A]small
And me [D]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die, when I [A]die
And me [D]neck will pay for [G]all,
when I [D]die