Intro C Am FAm Oh Eileen Og, now that me darlin's name is G Through the Barony her features they were famous Am If we loved her, who was there to blame us Am Em Am For wasn't she the Pride of Petravore? F C But her beauty made us all so shy Em Am A devil one among us could look her in the eye F C Boys, oh boys, now that's the reason why Em Am We're in mournin' for the Pride of PetravoreVerse 1:
F C Oh Eileen Og me heart has turned to grey grey, Em Am Ever since the day you wandered far away F C Eileen Og, there's good fish in the say, Em Am Em Am But there's none of 'em like the Pride of PetravoreAm Friday at the fair of Ballintubber G Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber Am I'd like to set me mark upon the robber Am Em Am For he stole away the Pride of Petravore F C He never seemed to see the girl at all Em Am Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl F C Lookin' big and masterful, she was lookin' small Em Am Provokin' to the Pride of PetravoreVerse 2:
F C Oh Eileen Og me heart has turned to grey grey, Em Am Ever since the day you wandered far away F C Eileen Og, there's good fish in the say, Em Am Em Am But there's none of 'em like the Pride of PetravoreAm Now it went as was in the beginning G Eileen Og was bent upon the winning Am That auld McGrath, he just kept on grinning Am Em Am Being courted by the Pride of Petravore F C Says he: "I know a girl that would knock you into fits" Em Am With that remark, Eileen she nearly lost her wits F C The upshot of the ruction is that now the robber sits Em Am With his arm around the Pride of PetravoreVerse 3:
F C Oh Eileen Og me heart has turned to grey grey, Em Am Ever since the day you wandered far away F C Eileen Og, there's good fish in the say, Em Am Em Am But there's none of 'em like the Pride of Petravore Interlude Am G Am Am Em Am F C Em Am F C Em AmAm Oh Boys, Oh boys, with fate 'tis hard to grapple G Of me eye, now Eileen was the apple Am Now I see her waltzing out the chapel Am Em Am With the hardest featured man in Petravore F C Boys, oh boys, do keep in what I say: Em Am When you are acourtin', do make no display F C If you want them to run after you, just look the other way Em Am For they're mostly like the Pride of PetravoreVerse 4:
F C Oh Eileen Og me heart has turned to grey grey, Em Am Ever since the day you wandered far away F C Eileen Og, there's good fish in the say, Em But there's none of 'em like the Pride of Petra Em None of 'em like the Pride of Petra Em Am Em Am None of 'em like the Pride of Petravore