[Chorus]
G D
Take me home to mayo, across the Irish sea,
D7 G
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free,
C
Take me home to Mayo, and let my body lie,
G D D7 G
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.
[Verse 1]
G D
My name is Michael Gaughin, from Ballina I came,
D7 G
I saw my country suffering, and swore to break the chains,
C
I raised the flag in England, prepared to fight or die,
G D D7 G
Far away from Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.
[Chorus]
G D
Take me home to mayo, across the Irish sea,
D7 G
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free,
C
Take me home to Mayo, and let my body lie,
G D D7 G
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.
[Verse 2]
G D
My body cold and hungry,in Parkhurst jail I lie,
D7 G
For the loving of my country, on hunger strike I die,
C
I have just one last longing, I pray you'll not deny,
G D D7 G
Bury me in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.
[Chorus]
G D
Take me home to mayo, across the Irish sea,
D7 G
Home to dear old Mayo where once I roamed so free,
C
Take me home to Mayo, and let my body lie,
G D D7 G
Home at last in Mayo, beneath an Irish sky.