Sorry, I can't help with chords, but since it seems we've never had the lyrics posted here at Mudcat before, I thought it was a good idea to have the lyrics. This is a damn good song. I transcribed it from Spotify:


ST PATRICK'S NIGHT IN SAN FERNANDO
As sung by Christy Moore on "The Box Set: 1964-2004"

I'm so happy now St. Patrick's Day is over,
And all the paper hats are thrown away,
And all the plastic Paddies are gone back into the clover,
But I know they'll return another day.
I know they'll return another day.

I bought a ticket to a dance in San Fernando.
I watched the happy faces turnin' gray,
Growin' weary of the folkies, beards, and banjos
Who refuse to please the people when they play,
Too proud to please the people when they play.

Long ago I was sittin' in the corner.
I saw a man sit awkwardly and shy,
Afraid to even open up his collar,
Though his voice soared like a swallow in the sky.
Though his voice soared like a swallow in the sky.

At the grand St. Patrick's dance in San Fernando,
There was dignitaries there of every kind,
And I heard the proceeds went to purchase ammo,
So I got drunk and had a damn good time.
I got drunk and had a damn good time.

Well, I haven't yet decided who I'll marry,
Or if anyone would marry me at all,
But if we do, we'll go to San Fernando.
Myself and herself we'll have a ball.
Myself and herself we'll have a ball.