Biography:
The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem was an Irish folk music singing group that formed in America in 1956. Widely credited with popularising Irish traditional music in the United States, and revitalising it in Ireland (paving the way for an Irish folk boom with groups like The Dubliners and The Wolfe Tones), Tommy Makem left the group in 1969, after which the three brothers (Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Tom Clancy, and Liam Clancy) became The Clancy Brothers subsequently joined by the fourth Clancy brother (Bobby Clancy).
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Mountain Dew – The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Tab’d by wompton
(Alternate way to play if you have a Capo is to play in G (make D a G) and Capo 7th)
PLAY VERSE CHORDS AND WHISTLE MELODY ONE TIME THROUGH:
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 1]
D G D G A
Let grasses grow and water flow in a free and easy way,
D G D A D
But give me enough of the finer stuff that’S made near Galway Bay
D Bm
Policemen all, from Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim too
D G D A D
We’ll give them a slip and we’ll take a sip of the real old mountain dew
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 2]
D G D G A
At the foot of the hill there’s a neat little still where the smoke curls up to the sky
D G D A D
By the smoke and the smell, you can plainly tell that there’s poteen brewing nearby
D Bm
It fills the air with odor rare that betwixt both me and you
D G D A D
When home you stroll you can take a bowl or a bucket of the mountain dew
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 3]
D G D G A
Now learn-ed men who use the pen, have sung your praises high,
D G D A D
That sweet poteen from Ireland green, distilled from wheat and rye
D Bm
Throw away your pills it’ll cure all ills, a pagan, Christian or Jew
D G D A D
Take off your coat and grease your throat with the real old Mountain Dew
[CHORUS]
* 3X (3rd time whistle accompanies)*
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
Tab’d by wompton
(Alternate way to play if you have a Capo is to play in G (make D a G) and Capo 7th)
PLAY VERSE CHORDS AND WHISTLE MELODY ONE TIME THROUGH:
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 1]
D G D G A
Let grasses grow and water flow in a free and easy way,
D G D A D
But give me enough of the finer stuff that’S made near Galway Bay
D Bm
Policemen all, from Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim too
D G D A D
We’ll give them a slip and we’ll take a sip of the real old mountain dew
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 2]
D G D G A
At the foot of the hill there’s a neat little still where the smoke curls up to the sky
D G D A D
By the smoke and the smell, you can plainly tell that there’s poteen brewing nearby
D Bm
It fills the air with odor rare that betwixt both me and you
D G D A D
When home you stroll you can take a bowl or a bucket of the mountain dew
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 3]
D G D G A
Now learn-ed men who use the pen, have sung your praises high,
D G D A D
That sweet poteen from Ireland green, distilled from wheat and rye
D Bm
Throw away your pills it’ll cure all ills, a pagan, Christian or Jew
D G D A D
Take off your coat and grease your throat with the real old Mountain Dew
[CHORUS]
* 3X (3rd time whistle accompanies)*
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
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