Mountain Dew – The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Tab’d by wompton
(Alternate way to play if you have a Capo is to play in G (make D a G) and Capo 7th)
PLAY VERSE CHORDS AND WHISTLE MELODY ONE TIME THROUGH:
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 1]
D G D G A
Let grasses grow and water flow in a free and easy way,
D G D A D
But give me enough of the finer stuff that’S made near Galway Bay
D Bm
Policemen all, from Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim too
D G D A D
We’ll give them a slip and we’ll take a sip of the real old mountain dew
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 2]
D G D G A
At the foot of the hill there’s a neat little still where the smoke curls up to the sky
D G D A D
By the smoke and the smell, you can plainly tell that there’s witching brewing nearby
D Bm
It fills the air with odor rare that betwixt both me and you
D G D A D
When home you stroll you can take a bowl or a bucket of the mountain dew
[CHORUS]
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
[VERSE 3]
D G D G A
Now learn-ed men who use the pen, have sung your praises high,
D G D A D
That sweet poteen from Ireland green, distilled from wheat and rye
D Bm
Throw away your pills it’ll cure all ills, a pagan, Christian or Jew
D G D A D
Take off your coat and grease your throat with the real old Mountain Dew
[CHORUS]
* 3X (3rd time whistle accompanies)*
D G D A D A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
D G D A D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
