Dave Van Ronk

Brian Olynne

Dave Van Ronk

Written by Traditional
Guitar chords Beginner level
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Bryan O'Lynn had no britches to wear 
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He bought him a sheepskin to make him a pair, 
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With the skinny side out and the woolly side in, 
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"Whoo, they're pleasant and cool." says Brian O'Lynn. 


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Shawla guh hawla guh thamma guh thoo 
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Shawla guh hawla guh thamma guh thoo 
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Shawla guh hawla guh thamma guh thoo 
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Balli shly gattery howsh munnaveen. 


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Brian O'Lynn and his mother and brother 
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They all ran over the bridge together 
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The bridge it fell down and they all tumbled in 
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"We'll drown at the bottom," says Brian O'Lynn 

 
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Brian O'Lynn went a courtin' one night 
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And he set both the mother and daughter to fight 
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To fight over him they both stripped to the skin 
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"Well I'll marry ye both," says Brian O'Lynn 



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Brian O'Lynn and the wife and wife's mother 
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They all jumped into the bed together 
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The sheets was out and the blankets were thin 
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"I'll sleep in the middle," says Brian O'Lynn
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