Biography:
Mick Moloney is a traditional Irish musician and scholar. Born in County Limerick, he was an important figure on the Dublin folk-song revival in the 1960s. In 1973, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained early fame as a member of Irish group The Johnstons and The Emmet Spiceland but has since performed and recorded with a variety of groups and individuals, including Eugene O'Donnell and Séamus Egan; he also worked closely with The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem.
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Am G
Well I lately wandered over here to search for my Uncle Dan,
Am C E7
He left the town of Galway in the year of '51,
C
Where he gone to I don't know
G
I've searched this country high and low,
C G F E7
But back to Galway I can't go,
Am
Without my Uncle Dan.
C
Have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
He Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
C
If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
C G F E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
Am
Well let me tell you about my Uncle Dan
G
By God he was a mighty man,
Am C E7
He swam the River Liffey twice a day
C
And he ran three rounds of the Phoenix Park,
G
And dance and sing just like a lark,
C G F E7
And he wasn't afraid to go home in the dark,
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
C
So have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
He came out to the USA in the year of '51.
C
If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
C G F E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
*Note: I often like to strum just the chord here*
Am
Well I found my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Very prosperous Yankee man,
Am C E7
He holds a seat in Congress, and he's leader of his clan.
C
He's helped to write America's laws,
G
His heart and soul is in Ireland's cause,
C G F E7
God help the man who opens his jaws
Am
To my Uncle Dan McCann.
*Regular Strumming*
C
So here's to my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
He fought all through the Civil War in the year of '61.
C
He was supple and nimble in every joint,
G
He wasn't afraid of the bayonet point,
C G F E7
He belonged to the fight in '69,
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
C
So here's to my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
C
If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
C G F E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
Well I lately wandered over here to search for my Uncle Dan,
Am C E7
He left the town of Galway in the year of '51,
C
Where he gone to I don't know
G
I've searched this country high and low,
C G F E7
But back to Galway I can't go,
Am
Without my Uncle Dan.
C
Have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
He Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
C
If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
C G F E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
Am
Well let me tell you about my Uncle Dan
G
By God he was a mighty man,
Am C E7
He swam the River Liffey twice a day
C
And he ran three rounds of the Phoenix Park,
G
And dance and sing just like a lark,
C G F E7
And he wasn't afraid to go home in the dark,
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
C
So have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
He came out to the USA in the year of '51.
C
If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
C G F E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
*Note: I often like to strum just the chord here*
Am
Well I found my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Very prosperous Yankee man,
Am C E7
He holds a seat in Congress, and he's leader of his clan.
C
He's helped to write America's laws,
G
His heart and soul is in Ireland's cause,
C G F E7
God help the man who opens his jaws
Am
To my Uncle Dan McCann.
*Regular Strumming*
C
So here's to my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
He fought all through the Civil War in the year of '61.
C
He was supple and nimble in every joint,
G
He wasn't afraid of the bayonet point,
C G F E7
He belonged to the fight in '69,
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
C
So here's to my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
Am C E7
Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
C
If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
C G F E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
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