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L: 1/8 K: Gmaj P:verse DG B3/2B/|cB B3/2B/|BA A3/2B/|1 AG G3/2E/:|2 AG G3/2B/|| w:I'll tell me ma, when I get home The boys won't leave the girls a-lone ----- w:Pulled me hair, and stole my comb But that's al-right, ----- till I go home. P:chorus dd dB|cc cA|BB/B/ BG|AF ED| w:She is hand-some, she is pret-ty She is the belle of Bel-fast ci-ty dd dB|cc cd/c/|BG/G/ AF|AG G2|| w:She is a-cour-ting one, two, three - Pray, can you tell me who is she? % W: W:1 W:I'll tell me ma, when I get home W:The boys won't leave the girls alone W:Pulled me hair, and stole my comb W:But that's alright, till I go home. W: W:ch W:She is handsome, she is pretty W:She is the belle of [*] city W:She is a-courting one, two, three W:Pray, can you tell me who is she? W: W:2 W:Albert Mooney says he loves her W:All the boys are fighting for her W:Knock at the door, they ring at the bell; W:"Hello, me true love, are you well?" W: W:3 W:Out she comes, white as snow W:Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes W:Ol' Jenny Murray, she says she'll die W:If she doesn't get a fella with the rovin' eye W: W:4 W:Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high W:And the snow come traveling through the sky W:She's as sweet as apple pie W:She'll get her own lad by and by W: W:5 W:When she gets a lad of her own W:She won't tell her ma when she gets home W:Let them all come as they will W:It's Albert Mooney she loves still W: W:6 W:Tell me ma when I go home W:The boys won't leave the girls alone W:Pull me hair, stole me comb W:But that's alright till I go home W: W:7 W:Albert mooney says he loves her W:All the boys are fighting for her W:Knock at the door, they ring at the bell; W:"Hello, me true love, are you well?" W: W:8 W:Out she comes, white as snow W:Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes W:Ol' Jenny Murray, she says she'll die W:If she doesn't get a fella with the rovin' eye W: W:9 W:Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high W:And the snow come traveling through the sky W:She's as sweet as apple pie W:She'll get her own lad by and by W: W:10 W:When she gets a lad of her own W:She won't tell her ma when she gets home W:Let them all come as they will W:It's Albert Mooney she loves still

	

Further Information About Tell Me Ma


Song Notes

Counting song or song associated with children's game. Name - in this case Albert Mooney - name of chosen boy.

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