Biography:
Christy Moore, a native of Co. Kildare, Ireland, found fame as a member of the legendary tradition folk band Planxty. Since then he has carved out his own career as a consummate solo performer. In the 1980s Christy teamed up with Donal Lunny to form the innovative Moving Hearts.
Christy Moore started in the music business in the mid-sixties, when his life as a bank clerk was interrupted by a bank strike, and he moved to England. There he became involved in the folk music scene at the time
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Other songs:
- Natives
- Spancil Hill
- The Lakes Of Pontchartrain
- A Pair Of Brown Eyes
- Aisling
- All I Remember
- Allende
- Among The Wicklow Hills
- Apair Of Brown Eyes
- Arthur Macbride
- As I Roved Out
- Back Home In Derry
- Barrowland
- Biko Drum
- Black Is The Colour
- Black Jack County Chain
- Bright Blue Rose
- Casey
- City Of Chicago
- Cliffs Of Dooneen
- Continental Ceili
- Cry Like A Man
- Delirium Tremens
- Does This Train Stop On Merseyside
- Dunnes Stores
- El Salvador
- Fairytale Of New York
- Faithful Departed
- Follow Me Up To Carlow
- Galtee Mountain Boy
- Go Move Shift
- Hey Sandy
- Irish Ways And Irish Laws
- John Odreams
- Johnny Dont Go To Ballincollig
- Joxer Goes To Stuttgart
- Lakes Of Pontchartrain
- Lisdoonvarna And Ill Tell Me Ma
- Little Musgrave
- Mary From Dungloe
- Matty
- Missing You
- Motherland
- My Little Honda 50
- Nancy Spain
- No Time For Love
- North And South Of The River
- On Morecambe Bay
- One Last Cold Kiss
- Only Our Rivers Run Free
- Ordinary Man
- Quiet Desperation
- Reel In The Flickering Light
- Ride On
- Scapegoats
- Smoke And Strong Whiskey
- So Do I
- St Brendans Voyage
- The Boy From Tamlaghduff
- The Contender
- The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man
- The Curragh Of Kildare
- The Dying Soldier
- The Mad Lady And Me
- The Night Visit
- The Time Has Come
- The Two Conneeleys
- The Voyage
- They Never Came Home
- Tyrone Boys
- Veronica
- Viva La Quinta Brigada
- Weekend In Amsterdam
- Welcome To The Cabaret
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Capo on 2
CHORUS
C Am
oh my litle honda fifty, she's rapid and she's nifty
F G
she'll get you away from the guards any day
C Am
oh my litle honda fifty, she's rapid and she's nifty
F G
she'll do a hundred and fifty on awindy day
VERSE
C Am
Well I bought her in the buy and sell in 1992
F G
A travellin man in a caravan said this is the bike for you
C Am
He was looking for a hundred pounds, well i gave in 92
F G
well i took her for a spin on the killibag road and by god she feckin flew
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE
C Am
well i drove her into newbridge, i was lookin for a couple of parts
F G
like alloy wheels and nitros and a new push button start
C Am
then i headed down to roberts town to drop in for a beer
F G
85 over the bridge in fuckin second gear
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE
C Am
i was heading out from roberts town going towards timmaho
F G
when i saw the guards behind be, sargeant kelly dont ya know
C Am
i said oh folks just my luck and i hit the old nitro
F G
by the time the squad hit buckets cross i was in bradys yard
REPEAT CHORUS
I think thats it, don't ate the head of me if it's wrong, sounds close enough, the
lyrics mightn't be right but sure you can change them to suit yourself, i.e the
names of the towns and the gardai etc.
CHORUS
C Am
oh my litle honda fifty, she's rapid and she's nifty
F G
she'll get you away from the guards any day
C Am
oh my litle honda fifty, she's rapid and she's nifty
F G
she'll do a hundred and fifty on awindy day
VERSE
C Am
Well I bought her in the buy and sell in 1992
F G
A travellin man in a caravan said this is the bike for you
C Am
He was looking for a hundred pounds, well i gave in 92
F G
well i took her for a spin on the killibag road and by god she feckin flew
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE
C Am
well i drove her into newbridge, i was lookin for a couple of parts
F G
like alloy wheels and nitros and a new push button start
C Am
then i headed down to roberts town to drop in for a beer
F G
85 over the bridge in fuckin second gear
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE
C Am
i was heading out from roberts town going towards timmaho
F G
when i saw the guards behind be, sargeant kelly dont ya know
C Am
i said oh folks just my luck and i hit the old nitro
F G
by the time the squad hit buckets cross i was in bradys yard
REPEAT CHORUS
I think thats it, don't ate the head of me if it's wrong, sounds close enough, the
lyrics mightn't be right but sure you can change them to suit yourself, i.e the
names of the towns and the gardai etc.
Chuck Girard
Chuck Ragan
Chule Von Wernic (...)
Chumbawamba
Chumbawumba