(G)There's quare things in Dublin between Howth and Crumlin (C)Down in Rings(G)end there's a(Am) five-legged(D) cat A three-(G)legged donkey, two-headed monkey There's(C) nothing so(G) quare as this(D) four-faced old(G) clock
(G)There's a clock in old Dublin that stands on a steeple (C)Proud and er(G)ect with four(Am) faces so(D) tall While(G) one of them says you are late, it's deceiving The(C) other one(G) says it's a(D) quarter be(G)fore You run down the(C) road and he(G) grins as you(D) hurry Then(G) just round the(C) corner you(G) look up in sur(D)prise It's(G) not quite the same as it was on the last street (C)This bloody(G) blackguard is(D7) telling me(G) lies
There's a half-hour to spare. Now how will I kill it I'll nip up the road and nip in for a jar With the chimes of four bells, I look back in amazement His other side has gone past the hour There's a lesson in life to adopt and interpret It applies to all people regardless of race Don't put your trust or your faith in a person If sometimes they seem to have more than one face