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My Uncle Dan Mccann by Mick Moloney




                 My Uncle Dan Mccann






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Well I lately wandered over here to search for my Uncle Dan,
   Am                             C        E7
He left the town of Galway in the year of '51,
C
Where he gone to I don't know
      G
I've searched this country high and low,
    C       G      F       E7
But back to Galway I can't go,
    Am
Without my Uncle Dan.
 
 
 
            C
Have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
     Am                       C        E7
He Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
   C
If any of you neighbours living here
     G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
      C         G        F       E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
   Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
 
 
 
            Am
Well let me tell you about my Uncle Dan
   G
By God he was a mighty man,
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He swam the River Liffey twice a day
         C
And he ran three rounds of the Phoenix Park,
     G
And dance and sing just like a lark,
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And he wasn't afraid to go home in the dark,
   Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
 
 
 
           C
So have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
     Am                       C        E7
He came out to the USA in the year of '51.
   C
If any of you neighbours living here
     G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
      C         G        F       E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
   Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
 
 
*Note:  I often like to strum just the chord here*
 
 
Am
Well I found my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Very prosperous Yankee man,
Am                                    C             E7
He holds a seat in Congress, and he's leader of his clan.
     C
He's helped to write America's laws,
    G
His heart and soul is in Ireland's cause,
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God help the man who opens his jaws
      Am
To my Uncle Dan McCann.
 
*Regular Strumming*
 
   C
So here's to my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman, 
    Am                                     C        E7
He fought all through the Civil War in the year of '61.
       C
He was supple and nimble in every joint,
   G
He wasn't afraid of the bayonet point,
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He belonged to the fight in '69,
   Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
 
 
 
    C
So here's to my Uncle Dan McCann,
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
     Am                    C        E7
Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
   C
If any of you neighbours living here
     G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
      C            G     F        E7
You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
   Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.








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