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    The Irish Rover set sail from Cork, Ireland on July 4th, 1806 carrying a cargo of bricks to New York City for the construction of City Hall. The ship was a wonderful craft rigged fore and aft with 27 masts and could withstand strong winds. In addition to bricks, the ship's cargo included bags of rags from Sligo, barrels of stones, horse hides, barrels of bones, hogs, dogs, barrels of porter, and bales of goat tails.

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    The Irish Rover set sail from Cork, Ireland on July 4th, 1806 carrying a cargo of bricks to New York City for the construction of City Hall. The ship was a wonderful craft rigged fore and aft with 27 masts and could withstand strong winds. In addition to bricks, the ship's cargo included bags of rags from Sligo, barrels of stones, horse hides, barrels of bones, hogs, dogs, barrels of porter, and bales of goat tails.

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    Irish Rover Chords

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    The Irish Rover set sail from Cork, Ireland on July 4th, 1806 carrying a cargo of bricks to New York City for the construction of City Hall. The ship was a wonderful craft rigged fore and aft with 27 masts and could withstand strong winds. In addition to bricks, the ship's cargo included bags of rags from Sligo, barrels of stones, horse hides, barrels of bones, hogs, dogs, barrels of porter, and bales of goat tails.

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    IRISH ROVER

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    C
    On the Fourth of July eighteen hundred and six
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    D
    We set sail from the sweet Cove of Cork
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    C
    We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
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    D
    G
    For the Grand City Hall in New York
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    'Twas a wonderful craft
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    She was rigged fore and aft
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    D
    And oh how the wild wind drove her
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    She stood several blasts
    (Em)
    C
    She had twenty seven masts
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    D G
    And they called her The Irish Rover
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    C
    We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
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    D
    We had two million barrels of stones
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    C
    We had three million sides of old blind horses hides'
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    D
    G
    We had four million barrels of bones
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    We had five million hogs
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    And six million dogs
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    D
    Seven million barrels of porter
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    (Em)
    C
    We had eight million bales of old nanny-goats tails
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    D G
    In the hold of the Irish Rover

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