The Town Of Ballybay chords

[VERSE 1]
In the [C]town of Ballybay, there was a lassie [G]dwellin,
I [C]knew her very well and the s[G]tory's wortha-[C]tellin.
He[C]r father had a s[G]till and he [C]was a good dis[G]tiller,
But [C]when she went on the[Am] drink, sure the[C] devil wouldn't[G] fill her.

[CHORUS]
With me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, me ri[C]ng a-ding a-d[G]addy-o,
me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, wh[G]ack for the [C]daddy-o.

[VERSE 2]
And she[C] had a wooden leg that was hollow dow[G]n the middle
Sh[C]e used to tie a string and s[G]he'd play it l[C]ike a fiddle.
Sh[C]e'd fiddle in th[G]e hall, she'[C]d fiddle in th[G]e alleyway,
She [C]didn't give a da[Am]mn, she used to [C]fiddle an[G]yway.

[CHORUS]
With me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, me ri[C]ng a-ding a-d[G]addy-o,
me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, wh[G]ack for the [C]daddy-o.

[VERSE 3]
And she[C] said she couldn't dance unless she had her [G]wellie on,
Bu[C]t when she had it on she could d[G]ance as well a[C]s anyone.
Sh[C]e wouldn't go to[G] bed unless [C]she had her sh[G]immie on,
But [C]when she had it [Am]on she would go [C]to bed with any[G]one.

[CHORUS]
With me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, me ri[C]ng a-ding a-d[G]addy-o,
me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, wh[G]ack for the [C]daddy-o.

[VERSE 4]
She had[C] lovers by the score, every Tom and Dick and [G]Harry,
Sh[C]e was courted night and day, but sti[G]ll she wouldn'[C]t marry.
An[C]d then she fell in l[G]ove with fel[C]low with a sta[G]mmer,
When[C] he tried to run[Am] away, she hit h[C]im with a hamme[G]r.

[CHORUS]
With me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, me ri[C]ng a-ding a-d[G]addy-o,
me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, wh[G]ack for the [C]daddy-o.

[VERSE 5]
She had[C] children up the stairs, she had children in the [G]pyre
An[C]d another ten or twelve sittin' rot[G]tin' by the fi[C]re.
Sh[C]e fed 'em on pot[G]atoes, and so[C]up she made with[G] nettles,
And [C]lumps of hairy b[Am]acon that she bo[C]iled up in the [G]kettle.

[CHORUS]
With me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, me ri[C]ng a-ding a-d[G]addy-o,
me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, wh[G]ack for the [C]daddy-o.

[VERSE 6]
So she [C]led a sheltered life, eating porridge and black [G]puddin,
Sh[C]e terrorized her man, unt[G]il he died right [C]sudden.
An[C]d when the husba[G]nd died, she[C] was feelin' v[G]ery sorry
So s[C]he wrapped him i[Am]n a bag and she [C]threw him in th[G]e quarry.

[CHORUS]
With me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, me ri[C]ng a-ding a-d[G]addy-o,
me [C]ring a-ding a[Am] -dum, wh[G]ack for the [C]daddy-o.