C
T’was down by Brannigan’s Corner,
G7 C
one morning I did stray
F C
I met a fellow rebel, and to me he did say
“We’ve orders from the captain
F C
to assemble at Dunbar
But how are we to get there,
G7 C
without a motor car?”
C
“Oh, Barney dear, be of good cheer,
G7 C
I’ll tell you what we’ll do
The specials they are plentiful
F C
but the I.R.А. are few
C
We’ll send a wire to Johnson
F C
to meet us at Stranorlar
And we’ll give the boys a bloody good ride
G7 C
in Johnson’s Motor Car
C G7 C
When Doctor Johnson heard the news he soon put on his shoes
F C
He says this is an urgent case, there is no time to lose
F C
He then put on his castor hat and on his breast a star
G7 C
You could hear the din all through Glenfin of Johnson’s Motor Car
C G7 C
But when he got to the railway bridge, some rebels he saw there
F C
Old Johnson knew the game was up, for at him they did stare
F C
He said “I have a permit, to travel near and far”
G7 C
“To hell with your English permit, we want your motor car”
C G7 C
“What will my local brethren think, when they hear the news
F C
My car it has been commandeered, by the rebels at Dunluce”
F C
“We’ll give you a receipt for it, all signed by Captain Barr
G7 C
And when Ireland gets her freedom, boy, you’ll get your motor car”
C G7 C
Well we put that car in motion and filled it to the brim
F C
With guns and bayonets shining which made old Johnson grim
F C
And Barney hoisted a Sínn Fein flag, and it fluttered like a star
G7 C
And we gave three cheers for the I.R.А. and Johnson’s Motor Car.
T’was down by Brannigan’s Corner,
G7 C
one morning I did stray
F C
I met a fellow rebel, and to me he did say
“We’ve orders from the captain
F C
to assemble at Dunbar
But how are we to get there,
G7 C
without a motor car?”
C
“Oh, Barney dear, be of good cheer,
G7 C
I’ll tell you what we’ll do
The specials they are plentiful
F C
but the I.R.А. are few
C
We’ll send a wire to Johnson
F C
to meet us at Stranorlar
And we’ll give the boys a bloody good ride
G7 C
in Johnson’s Motor Car
C G7 C
When Doctor Johnson heard the news he soon put on his shoes
F C
He says this is an urgent case, there is no time to lose
F C
He then put on his castor hat and on his breast a star
G7 C
You could hear the din all through Glenfin of Johnson’s Motor Car
C G7 C
But when he got to the railway bridge, some rebels he saw there
F C
Old Johnson knew the game was up, for at him they did stare
F C
He said “I have a permit, to travel near and far”
G7 C
“To hell with your English permit, we want your motor car”
C G7 C
“What will my local brethren think, when they hear the news
F C
My car it has been commandeered, by the rebels at Dunluce”
F C
“We’ll give you a receipt for it, all signed by Captain Barr
G7 C
And when Ireland gets her freedom, boy, you’ll get your motor car”
C G7 C
Well we put that car in motion and filled it to the brim
F C
With guns and bayonets shining which made old Johnson grim
F C
And Barney hoisted a Sínn Fein flag, and it fluttered like a star
G7 C
And we gave three cheers for the I.R.А. and Johnson’s Motor Car.
