Chords for The Irish Rovers - Coulter's Candy, 4 of 11

You know, when we were young fellas at home, we never had very much.
We never had great things like the children have nowadays.
But you know, we used to have a great time anyway.
The biggest day in our life in those days was a Saturday.
Because that was the day that our mommy would give us throttles to go down the street and buy a big bag of sweeties.
But anyway, we'd like to sing you a song that sort of takes us back to those days.
We [D#] hope that'll take you back maybe to the days when you were [E] little as well. _ _ _ _
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[G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
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Olly, olly, olly, olly me _
[G#m] Sitting [C#] on your _ [B] mommy's knee
[E] _
Waiting [A] for your wee penny
To buy some [B] colders _ [E] candy _
_ _ I was on [F#m] my way down [E] to my work in the town
And [G#m] I took a shortcut through a [B] wee lane
When I [E] heard such a noise coming [A] from a bunch of wee [E] boys
That I had to go and have a look [F#m] just to see what [E] they were doing.
Well, they were kicking at football with their jackets for goal posts
And their jackets were soaking and [F#m] muddy with rain.
[B] But [E] they were enjoying it so well that I said to myself
It would be nice to be a wee boy again.
I was just going to ask them, hey boys, [G#m] can I get a game?
_ [A] But maybe [E] they'd think I was insane.
[G#m] But [C#] as I kicked their old ball back, [E] I still had a knack
And I felt like a wee boy again.
And then I could hear my mother shout
[F#] Well, you'll go for that [E] load or the skill in the ear you'll be having.
_ And then I [A] remembered the Saturday [E] penny
The one we got when we [C#] were away in Edinburgh
[B] And the things that it [E] bought
And the big load that you [A] got, you know
[E] It would be nice to hear [E] them days _ [F#m] again.
[E] _ _ _ Olly, olly, olly, olly me
_ Sitting [C#] on your mommy's knee
_ Waiting [A] for your wee [E] penny
To buy some coal to scald you
_ Times are [A] getting [E] hard anew
Your daddy's singing [F#m] on [B] the broom
Your mommy's still got a penny [E] for you
To buy [G#m] some coal to _ [E] scald you
_ Olly, olly, olly, olly me
[G#m] Sitting [C#] on your mommy's knee
[C#m] _ Waiting for your [E] wee penny
To buy some [C#] coal to [G#m]
scald [E] _ you
Poor wee man, [A] you're getting awful [E] thin
A [G#m] wee pile of [C#] bones covered over with [B] skin
_ [E] Soon you'll be getting a wee double chin
From [G#m] sucking your coal to _ [E] scald you
_ Olly, olly, olly, olly me
_ _ Sitting [C#] on your mommy's knee
[E] _ Waiting [A] for your [E] wee penny
To buy some [F#m] coal to [B]
scald [E] you
_ Come here boy, come here wee wee man
Run down that road [F#m] as fast as you [B] can
_ [E] Pay up your money [F#m] to the [E] sweetie man
For a big [G#m] bag of coal to _ [E] scald you
_ Olly, olly, olly, olly me
_ Sitting [F#m] on your [B] mommy's knee
_ Waiting [A] for your wee [E] penny
To buy [G#m] some [C#] coal to [E] scald you
But the [F#m] time was wearing on
[E] And I said, hey boys, I have to get going
[F#m] Or as a sack from my work I'll be hangin'
[E] But as I waved them goodbye
My [C#m] heart stood me [E] aside
How to be just [F#m] a wee boy [E] again
_ _ Olly, [A] olly, olly, [E] olly me
_ _ [D#] Sitting [C#] on your [B] mommy's knee
_ _ Waiting [A] for your wee [E] penny
To buy [G#m] some [C#m] coal to [B] scald
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G#] _
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