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“Seven Drunken Nights” \u2014 The Dubliners<\/span><\/h2>\n
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SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS-Traditional\r\nLeave off Saturday and Sunday nights - they get pretty risque\r\n<\/span> \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n<\/span>   G<\/span>                                                                             C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>As I went home on Monday night, as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                          D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw a horse outside the door, where my own horse should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>     G<\/span>                                                                                 C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>So I call the wife and I says to her \"Would you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                      D<\/span>                                 G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns that horse outside the door, where my own horse should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                               C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool. Still you cannot see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                          D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That's a lovely sow that me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>     G<\/span>                                                                C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well many a days I traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>      G<\/span>                                    D<\/span>                     G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But a sow with a saddle on, I never seen before!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n<\/span>       G<\/span>                                                                          C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And as I went home on Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                                       D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw a coat behind the door, where my own coat should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>        G<\/span>                                                                                C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, I called me wife and I said to her: \"Will you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                    D<\/span>                             G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns that coat behind the door where my own coat should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                              C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool. Still you can not see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                                           D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That's a woollen blanket that me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>           G<\/span>                                                              C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, it's many a day I've traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                D<\/span>                G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But buttons on a blanket sure I never saw before!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n<\/span>       G<\/span>                                                                          C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And as I went home on Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                    D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw a pipe upon the chair where my own pipe should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>        G<\/span>                                                                              C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, I called me wife and I said to her: \"Will you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                               D<\/span>                               G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns that pipe upon the chair where my own pipe should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                          C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool. Still you can not see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                                                D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That's a lovely tin whistle that me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>           G<\/span>                                                               C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, it's many a day I've traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                         D<\/span>                    G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But tobacco in a tin whistle sure I never saw before!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n<\/span>       G<\/span>                                                                            C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And as I went home on Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                            D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw two boots beneath the bed where my own boots should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>        G<\/span>                                                                          C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, I called me wife and I said to her: \"Will you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                   D<\/span>                                  G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns them boots beneath the bed where my own boots should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                     C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool, still you can not see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                                  D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>They're two lovely Geranium pots me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>           G<\/span>                                                             C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, it's many a day I've traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                 D<\/span>                G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But laces in Geranium pots I never saw before!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 5]\r\n<\/span>       G<\/span>                                                             C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And as I went home on Friday night as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                 D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw a head inside the bed where my own head should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>        G<\/span>                                                                                 C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, I called me wife and I said to her: \"Will you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                      D<\/span>                              G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns that head with you in the bed where my own head should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                         C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool, still you can not see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                                 D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That's a baby boy that me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>           G<\/span>                                                            C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, it's many a day I've traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>      G<\/span>                                                 D<\/span>                       G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But a baby boy with his whiskers on sure I never saw before!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 6]\r\n<\/span>       G<\/span>                                                                       C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And as I went home on Saturday night as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                           D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw two hands upon her breasts where my own hands should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>        G<\/span>                                                                             C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, I called me wife and I said to her: \"Will you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                    D<\/span>                                  G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns them hands upon your breasts where my own hands should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                            C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool, still you can not see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                                 D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That's a lovely night gown that me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>           G<\/span>                                                             C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, it's many a day I've traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                             D<\/span>                    G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But fingers in a night gown sure I never saw before!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n[Verse 7]\r\n<\/span>   G<\/span>                                                                  C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>As I went home on Sunday night as drunk as drunk could be\r\n<\/span><\/span>  G<\/span>                                                           D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I saw a thing in her thing where my own thing should be\r\n<\/span><\/span>        G<\/span>                                                                       C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, I called me wife and I said to her: \"Will you kindly tell to me:\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                                D<\/span>                               G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Who owns that thing in your thing where my own thing should be?\"\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span>           G<\/span>                                                                      C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool, still you can not see!\r\n<\/span><\/span>G<\/span>                                                       D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That's a lovely tin whistle that me mother sent to me!\r\n<\/span><\/span>           G<\/span>                                                        C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Well, it's many a day I've traveled a hundred miles or more\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G<\/span>                                        D<\/span>                    G<\/span>\r\n<\/span>But hair on a tin whistle sure I never saw before!\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
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“Seven Drunken Nights” \u2014 The Dubliners SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS-Traditional Leave off Saturday and Sunday nights – they get pretty risque [Verse 1] G C As I went home on Monday night, as drunk as drunk could be G D I saw a horse outside the door, where my own horse … CLICK TO VIEW SONGSeven Drunken Nights<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,116,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irish-songs","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}