Lyr Req: Late Starters in Love (Denis Allen)

Subject: Lyr Req: Late Starters In Love
From:
Date: 29 Jan 04 - 06:35 PM

I recently heard Evans and Doherty singing this lovely song about Late Starters In Love.

Part of it goes like
I come from a long distinguished line of late starters in love

and

My father met me ma when he ws 71.

Something like that. Does anyone know it? I've done a quick search on the net, but haven't found it since I started looking last week. I do see others who have sung it before. Seems to be an Irish song, it mentions the Fleadh.

Subject: Lyr Add: LATE STARTERS IN LOVE (Denis Allen)
From: GUEST,Bernie
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 11:20 AM

Heard it several years ago on Eric McEwen's show from Charlottetown [prior to Evans & Doherty]. Believe it was written and sung by Denis Allen; think Eric said he was a cousin of Dennis Ryan's. This is as I learned it and have sung it; can't vouch for accuracy:

CHORUS: They tell me that lovin' will never be mine.
Go on out o' that, I got plenty o' time.
Come from a long disting-u-ished line
Of late starters in love.
Me father was sixty when he met me ma,
Seventy-one when she fin'lly said "yah"
Saturday night comin' home from a fleadh.
They married the very next mornin'.

1. I've heard them say that love is blind.
So all o' me life I've been lookin' behind,
Sometimes goin' out o' me mind,
Searchin' for someone to love.
I treats ‘er right when I take ‘er out,
Chicken an' chips and a gallon o' stout.
I know what courtin' is really about,
And I can't understand why I'm single.

2. So, all you ladies there in distress
Give Life-Line a call. They have my address.
Drop me a line and I'll do the rest,
And all your worries are over.
And always remember an acre of land
Is better than havin' some sod on yer hands,
Fifteen kids, none o' them planned
And him supportin' a brew'ry.

3. They're over in Europe changin' the laws.
Maybe they'd like to put in a clause
Tellin' the world we are no daws
Just because we're near sixty.
‘Cause lately, I notice a lack of response
When me and the lads turn up at a dance,
Yelpin' an' shoutin' an' stompin' the floor.
You'd think they'd be happy to see us.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Late Starters In Love
From:
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 04:06 PM

Thank you. Much appreciated. Next time I see Eric, I'll have to say thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Late Starters In Love
From: GUEST,Shaneo
Date: 28 May 08 - 06:54 PM

Can someone please put chords to this one by Dennis Allen, here is a link to the song on youtube, I can see the chords he playes but I'm not sure of a few he uses, it looks straight forward but he's too fast for me, any help please