The Night Visit - Christy Moore 

1. 8 Bar intro.  
Am G Am G  
Am G Am G 

2. 
Am              G  
Who are you, me pretty fair maid     
Am                  G 
And who are you, me honey? 
Am              G  
Who are you, me pretty fair maid 
Am                  G 
And who are you, me honey? 
Am              G 
She answered me modestly, 
 G  
"Well I am me mammy's darling." 

Am  
With me too-rye-ah 
G  
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G  
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh    
Am         G 


3.  
Am                  G 
Will you come to me mammy's house 
Am                       G 
When the moon is shining clearly. 
Am                  G 
Will you come to me mammy's house 
Am                       G 
When the moon is shining clearly. 
Am                     G 
I'll open the door and I'll let you in 
G 
And divil the one will hear us. 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G 

4.  
Am                            G 
So I went to her house in the middle of the night 
Am                        G 
When the moon was shining clearly. 
Am                            G 
So I went to her house in the middle of the night 
Am                        G 
When the moon was shining clearly. 
Am                          G 
She opened the door and she let me in 
G 
And divil the one did hear us. 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G 

5.  
Am                       G 
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit 
Am                     G 
And she led him to the stable 
Am                       G 
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit 
Am                     G 
And she led him to the stable 
Am                                   G 
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse, 
G 
To eat it if he's able. " 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G 

6.  
Am                     G 
And She took me by the lily-white hand 
Am                G 
she led me to the table 
Am                 G 
She took me by the lily-white hand 
Am                    G 
And she led me to the table 
Am                            G 
"There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy, 
G 
Drink it if you're able. " 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G 

7.  
Am                 G 
She got up and she made the bed 
Am                       G 
And she made it nice and aisy 
Am                 G 
She got up and she made the bed 
Am                       G 
And she made it nice and aisy 
Am               G 
Then she took me by the hand 
G 
Saying â??I hope that you are able!â? 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G 

8. 8 Bar Lead Break 
Am G Am G 
Am G Am G  

9.  
Am                    G 
There we lay till the break of the day 
Am                      G 
And divil the one could hear us 
Am                    G 
There we lay till the break of the day 
Am                      G 
And divil the one could hear us 
Am                G 
She arose and put on her clothes 
G 
Saying "Darling, you must leave me." 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G 

10.  
Am         G 
When can I return again 
Am                    G 
And when might we get married 
Am         G 
When can I return again 
Am                    G 
And when might we get married 
Am                      G 
When broken shells make Christmas bells 
G 
We might well get married. 

Am 
With me too-rye-ah 
G 
Fal-de-diddle-ah 
G 
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle 
      Am   G 
Dairy oh 
Am         G