(:redirect quiet=1:) %abc-2.1 stretchlast X:1 T:Seven Drunken nights C:anon. O:Ireland D:Dubliners M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A E2E|:"A"C2C CCC|"A"B,2A, A,2E|"A"C2E F2G|"A"A3 z2 A| w:Oh as I went home on a Mon-day night as drunk as drunk could be, I "D"B2A G2A|"D"F2E C2B,|"D"C2E F2F|"D"F3 z EE| w:saw a horse out-side the door where my old horse should be. Well, I "A"C2E EEE|"A"F2E C2E/E/|"D"F2G A2G|"D"F3 z2E| w:called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kind-ly tell to me, who "A"C2E F2E|"A"C2A, B,2A,|"D"F,2A, A,2B,|"A"A,2z|| w:owns that horse out-side the door where my old horse should be?" AAA|"A"C2C C2C|"A"B,A,A, A,2E|"A"C2E F2G|"A"A3 z3| w:"Bill-y you're drunk, you're drunk, you sill-y old fool, and still you can not see, "A"A2E FAF|"A"E3 C2A,|"E"B,B,2 B,2A,|"A"A,3 A,2B,| w:that's a lov-e-ly sow that my moth-er sent to me." Well, it's "A"CCE E2C|"A"B,A,z z2E|"A"C2E F2G|"A"A3 zAA| w:man-y a day I trav-elled, a hund-red miles or more, but a "A"AE2 FAF|"A"E3 C2A,|"E"B,B,2 A,2G,|[1"A"A,3 zED:|[2"A"A,3|] w:sadd-le on_ a sow sure I nev-er saw be-fore. (And as fore.) EFG|"A"A2A FAF|"A"EFE (CB,A,)|"E"B,CB, A,2G,|"A"A,3 z3|] w:la la la... % W: W:1 W:Oh as I went home on a Monday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: that's a lovely sow that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before. W: W:2 W:And as I went home on a Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a coat behind the door where my old coat should be. W:So, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that coat behind the door where my old coat should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk,you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: that's a wollen blanket that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but buttons in a blanket sure I never saw before. W: W:3 W:And as I went home on a Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a pipe upon the chais where my own pipe should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns the pipe upon the chais where my own pipe should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk,you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: that's a lovely tin whistle that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but tobacco in a tin whistle sure I never saw before. W: W:4 W:And as I went home on a Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw two boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns them boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk,you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: they're two lovely geranium pots my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but geranium pots with laces sure I never saw before. W: W:5 W:And as I went home on a Friday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a head inside the bed where my own head should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns the head inside the bed where my own head should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk,you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: that's a baby boy that my mother sent to me that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but a baby boy with whiskers on I never saw before. W: W:6 W:And as I went home on a Saturday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw two hands upon her breast where my own hands should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns those hands upon her breast where my own hands should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk,you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: that's a lovely bra that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but fingers on a bra sure I never saw before. W: W:7 W:And as I went home on a Sunday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a thing inside her thing where my own thing should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that thing inside her thing where my own thing should be?" W: "Billy you're drunk,you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see, W: that's a lovely tin whistle that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but a condom on a tin whistle sure I never saw before. % % % % % % % % % %]

	

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