PRETTY IRISH GIRL
From the film "Darby O'Gill And The Little People" (1959)
(Lawrence Edward Watkin / Oliver Wallace)
Sean Connery (Film Soundtrack) - 1959
Ruby Murray & Brendan O'Dowda - 1959
Rex Allen - 1961
[Verse 1]
D G D G
Have you ever seen the seagulls
C
A-flyin' o'er the heather
G Em
Or the crimson sails on Galway Bay
G D
The fishermen unfurl
D G D G
Oh, the earth is filled with beauty
C
And its gathered all together
G Em
In the form and face and dainty grace
G D
Of a pretty Irish girl
[Chorus]
G D
Oh, she's my dear, my darlin' one
C G
Her eyes so sparklin' full of fun
C G
No other, no other
A D
Can match the likes of her
G D
She's my dear, my darlin' one
C G
My smilin' and beguilin' one
F C
I love the ground she walks upon
G D G
My pretty Irish girl
[Verse 2]
D G D G
Have you ever seen the morning
C
in Kerry and Killarny
G Em
When the dew is on the hayrick
G D
And ev'ry drop a pearl
D G D G
When the geese are full of blarney
C
And the thrush is singing Gaelic
G Em
And standing in the doorway
G D
Is a Pretty Irish Girl
[Chorus]
G D
Oh, she's my dear, my darlin' one
C G
Her eyes so sparklin' full of fun
C G
No other, no other
A D
Can match the likes of her
G D
She's my dear, my darlin' one
C G
My smilin' and beguilin' one
F C
I love the ground she walks upon
G D G
My pretty Irish girl
[Verse 3]
D G D G
When I'm parted from my darlin'
C
My sighs would sail a schooner
G Em
And when I cannot reach her,
G D
sure my tears would turn a mill
D G D G
Since she cannot be unkind
C
To any helpless creature
G Em
I think that I will marry me
G D
A pretty Irish Girl
[Chorus]
G D
Oh, she's my dear, my darlin' one
C G
Her eyes so sparklin' full of fun
C G
No other, no other
A D
Can match the likes of her
G D
She's my dear, my darlin' one
C G
My smilin' and beguilin' one
F C
I love the ground she walks upon
G D G
My pretty Irish girl