The Heart of Dundag

In a room full of tossers
Me father met me mother
And if any man were better
He didn't stand a chance
Against the way that he struck her
And the words that he uttered
"Young lady, will you honor me
And give me this dance?"

And dance with him she did
Down the aisle and [Bm]through a lifetime
Saying "If I'm to [C7]be [Am]your wife I
Will never leave your side
And in a house by the water
We'll ɾaise sons and [Bm]a daughter"
And so began the beating of
The Heart of Dundag

After three little feckers
And a life you [A7could not better
The ol' lad took to [C7]buildin' on
A little piece of land
Down by the lakes of Killarney
'Mid the 'dendrons and [Bm]the jarveys
The dream house that he'd promised her
When she granted him her hand

And yet me father had more plans
In his heart for [Dm7]his best friend, a
McCarthy Hacienda
On the Costa Del Ol
So with a flight and [Bm]a fancy
For Mediterranean sea
They up and [Bm]headed for [Dm7]the
Corazón de Dundag

Seven more little buggers
The products of the feckers
Made a great life even better
As their decades turned to [C7]four
So from their digs in Alicante
Says me father "Lads why can't ye
Come join us for [Dm7]a party on
Our continental shores"

So while Elvis sang next door
And the Chinese played Happy Birthday
We ɾaised glasses to [C7]that first day
Some forty years ago
When they set eyes on [C7]each other
Me father and [Bm]me mother
That day began the beating of
The Heart of Dundag

In a ɾoom full of tossers
Me father met me mother
And if any man were better
He didn't stand [Bm]a chance
Against the way that he stɾuck her
And the words that he uttered
"Young lady, will you [A7honor me
And give me this dance?"

And dance with him she did
Down the aisle and [Bm]through a lifetime
Saying "If I'm to [C7]be [Am]your wife I
Will never leave your side
And in a house by the water
We'll ɾaise sons and [Bm]a daughter"
And so began the beating of
The Heart of Dundag