original Key: D Minor
Signature BPM: 4/4
Metronome: 132
Strumming Pattern: DU,DU,DU,DU
(Intro)
Dm F Dm F
Verse 1
F Dm
As I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains
Bb F
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was counting
F Dm
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
Bb F
I said stand and deliver or the devil he may take you
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Dm F Dm F
[VERSE]
F Dm
I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
Bb F
I took all of his money yeah and I brought it home to Molly
F Dm
She swore that she would love me, no never would she leave me
Bb F
But the devil take that woman yeah for you know she tricked me easy
(Chorus)
C
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Bb
Whack for my daddy-o
Bb
Whack for my daddy-o
F
There’s whiskey in the jar-o
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Dm F Dm F
(Verse-2)
F Dm
Being drunk and weary I went to Molly’s chamber
Bb F
Taking money with me but I never knew the danger
F Dm
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
Bb F
I jumped up, fired off my pistols and I shot him with both barrels
(Chorus)
C
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Bb
Whack for my daddy-o
Bb
Whack for my daddy-o
F
There’s whiskey in the jar-o
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Dm F Dm Bb F C Bb F
Dm F
[VERSE THREE]
F Dm
Now some men like the fishing and some men like the fowling
Bb F
And some men like to hear, to hear cannon ball a roaring
F Dm
Me? I like sleeping specially in my Molly’s chamber
Bb F
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain
(Chorus)
C
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Bb
Whack for my daddy-o
Bb
Whack for my daddy-o
F
There’s whiskey in the jar-o
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Dm F
[OUTRO]
Whiskey in the jar-o
F
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
F
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
F
Hey, musha ring dum a doo dum a da
F
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Lyrics
As I was goin’ over
The Cork and Kerry Mountains
I saw Captain Farrell
And his money, he was countin’
I first produced my pistol
And then produced my rapier
I said, “Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya”
The Cork and Kerry Mountains
I saw Captain Farrell
And his money, he was countin’
I first produced my pistol
And then produced my rapier
I said, “Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya”
I took all of his money
And it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money,
Yeah, and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she loved me,
No, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman,
Yeah, for you know she tricked me easy
And it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money,
Yeah, and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she loved me,
No, never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman,
Yeah, for you know she tricked me easy
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There’s whiskey in the jar, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There’s whiskey in the jar, oh
Being drunk and weary
I went to Molly’s chamber
Takin’ Molly with me
But I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven,
Yeah, in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols
And I shot him with both barrels
I went to Molly’s chamber
Takin’ Molly with me
But I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven,
Yeah, in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols
And I shot him with both barrels
Yeah, musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, ha, yeah
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There’s whiskey in the jar, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There’s whiskey in the jar, oh
Yeah, whiskey, yo, whiskey
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Now some men like a fishin’
But some men like the fowlin’
Some men like to hear,
To hear the cannonball roarin’
Me, I like sleepin’,
‘Specially in my Molly’s chamber
But here I am in prison,
Here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
But some men like the fowlin’
Some men like to hear,
To hear the cannonball roarin’
Me, I like sleepin’,
‘Specially in my Molly’s chamber
But here I am in prison,
Here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, heh, heh
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There’s whiskey in the jar, oh, yeah
Whiskey in the jar, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There’s whiskey in the jar, oh, yeah
Whiskey in the jar, oh
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, hey
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, yeah
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, hey
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da
Musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, yeah
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