Cm Bb Cm 
L ast night as I lay drea ming of pleasant days gone b 
y 
Cm Eb Bb 
M y mind being bent on rambling to Ire land I did f ly 
Cm Eb Bb 
I stepped on board a vision and I fol lowed with the w 
ind 
Cm Bb Cm 
A nd I shortly came to an chor at the cross of Spa ncil 
Hill 
It being the 23rd of June the day before the fair 
When lreland's sons and daughters all assembled there 
The young and the old, the brave and the bold their 
journey to fulfill 
But the little church in Cloony a mile from Spancil 
Hill 
I went to see my neighbors to see what they would say 
The old ones were all dead and gone and the young one's 
turning grey 
I met with tailor Quigley, he's as bould as ever still 
Sure he used to make my britches when I lived in 
Spancil Hill 
I paid the fly and visit to my first and only love 
She's as fair as any lily and as gentle as a dove 
She threw her arms around me saying "Johnny I love you 
still 
" Oh she's Ned the rangers daughter and the flower of 
Spancil HiII 
I dreamt I held and kissed her as in the days of yore 
She said, "Johnny you're only joking as many's the time 
before" 
The cock crew in the morning he crew both loud and 
shrill 
And I awoke in California, many miles from Spancil 
Hill. 
Note: 
Depending on your vocal range, the chords above can be 
transposed easily: 
Cm Bb Eb 
= Am G C 
= Dm C F 
= Em D G 
= F#m E A