D G D
Have another drink, boys, well have one with me
G D A A7
We're home from the sea, yes, we're back on the shore
D G D
And if you get too drunk, boys, in this company
Dm G D
You'll roar 'round Cape Horn on the Rory O'Mor.
Verse
D G D
He lived on the dockside near Liverpool town
G D A A7
And he always went down, to the thief and the vagabond
D G D
Everyone knew him as Dublin O'Shea
Dm G D
But some say he came from Killarney.
D G D
Have another drink, boys, well have one with me
G D A A7
We're home from the sea, yes, we're back on the shore
D G D
And if you get too drunk, boys, in this company
Dm G D
You'll roar 'round Cape Horn on the Rory O'Mor.
Verse
D G D
I sing of an Irishman honest and plain
G D A A7
But what's in the name when you think of the man himself
D G D
He was a sailor and he drank with the same,
Dm G D
And he mastered the fine art of blarney.
D G D
Have another drink, boys, well have one with me
G D A A7
We're home from the sea, yes, we're back on the shore
D G D
And if you get too drunk, boys, in this company
Dm G D
You'll roar 'round Cape Horn on the Rory O'Mor.
Verse
D G D
He was a lay preacher and a God-fearin' man
G D A A7
With a drink in his hand what a terrible sinner
D G D
He'd drink to the Devil and spit in your eye,
Dm G D
Then go to confession on Friday.
D G D
Have another drink, boys, well have one with me
G D A A7
We're home from the sea, yes, we're back on the shore
D G D
And if you get too drunk, boys, in this company
Dm G D
You'll roar 'round Cape Horn on the Rory O'Mor.
Verse
D G D
For ramblin' and rovin' there's none to compare,
G D A A7
If you'd met him you'd swear that the man was a saint
D G D
But if you could just see him in some foreign bar
Dm G D
You'd swear he was High King of Ireland.
D G D
Have another drink, boys, well have one with me
G D A A7
We're home from the sea, yes, we're back on the shore
D G D
And if you get too drunk, boys, in this company
Dm G D
You'll roar 'round Cape Horn on the Rory O'Mor.