E B E


[Chorus]

      E                                   B
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbour.
                                          E
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbour.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.


[Verse]

E                    A
Brothers we were and brothers we’ll be.
B                   E
I till the soil and you sail the sea.
       A                   E
To the ship Bally Mena you gave your best,
    B                    E
but raging sea laid your soul to rest.


[Chorus 2]

      E                                   B
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbour.
                                          E
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbour.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.


[Verse 2]

E                   A
No more to hear, to hear the tale
B                  E
of how you tamed a mighty whale.
      A                  E
And a girl who waited so patiently
     B                   E
will walk no more by the sea.


[Chorus 3]

      E                                   B
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbour.
                                          E
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbour.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.
                     A               B                    E
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock and paint the Bally Mena black.