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Well I lately wandered over here to search for my Uncle Dan,
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He left the town of Galway in the year of '51,
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Where he gone to I don't know
G
I've searched this country high and low,
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But back to Galway I can't go,
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Without my Uncle Dan.
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Have you seen my Uncle Dan McCann?
G
Typical bit of a Galwayman,
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He Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
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If any of you neighbours living here
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Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
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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
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And he ran three rounds of the Phoenix Park,
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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,
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He came out to the USA in the year of '51.
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If any of you neighbours living here
G
Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
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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,
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He holds a seat in Congress, and he's leader of his clan.
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He's helped to write America's laws,
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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,
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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,
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Came out to the USA in the year of '51.
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If any of you neighbours living here
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Have seen or heard of him anywhere,
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You'd oblige me if you'd help me find
Am
My Uncle Dan McCann.
