G                           D
'Twas there I learned readin' and writin'
        C               D         G
At Dick Crowley's where I went to school
          G               D           Am
And 'twas there I learned howlin' and fightin'
D       G            D7    G
From me schoolmaster Mr. O'Toole
        G                D
Him and me we had many a scrimmage
    C       D      G
And devil a copy I wrote
          G          D           Am
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
Am   G            D7         G
Dare tread on the tail of me coat


[Chorus]
G                                D
Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy
     C              D         G
Sing mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay
          G          D           Am
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
D    G            D          G
Dare tread on the tail of me coat


[Verse 2]
      G                         D
'Twas there I learned all of me courtin'
     C         D           G
Many lessons I took in the art
     G          D                 Am
Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin'
D  G           D7                 G
An arrow drove straight through me heart
        G                          D
Molly O'Connor, she lived just forninst me
    C            D        G
And tender lines to her I wrote
       G            D            Am
If you dare say one hard word ag'in 'er
Am   G            D7           G
I'll tread on the tail of your coat


[Chorus]
G                                D
Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy
C              D         G
Mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay
          G          D           Am
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
D    G            D          G
Dare tread on the tail of me coat


[Verse 3]
      G                          D
But a blackguard called Mickey Maloney
     C         D          G
Came stole her affections away
    G              D        Am
For he'd money and I hadn't any
D    G            D7             G
So I sent him the challenge next day
       G                     D
In the evening we met at the woodbine
    C          D            G
The Shannon we crossed in a boat
      G            D       Am
And I lathered him with my shillelagh
Am     G            D7         G
For he tread on the tail of me coat


[Chorus]
G                                D
Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy
C              D         G
Mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay
          G          D           Am
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
D    G            D          G
Dare tread on the tail of me coat


[Solo In G]


[Verse 4]
      G                            D
Oh me fame it went all through the nation
    C            D           G
And folks came a flockin' to see
         G         D       Am
And they cried out without hesitation
D         G             D7      G
'You¹re a fightin' man, Billy Magee!'
     G                        D
I've cleaned out the Finnigan faction
       C       D         G
Licked all the Murphys afloat
   G               D        Am
If you're in for a row or a ruction
Am   G            D7         G
Just tread on the tail of me coat


[Chorus x 2]
G                                D
Singin' mush mush mush toor—i—li—addy
C              D         G   
Mush mush mush toor—i—li—ay
          G          D           Am
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
D    G            D          G
Dare tread on the tail of me coat