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Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)

08 Jun 99 - 05:54 PM (#85013)
Subject: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: Harald Schmidt

I'm looking for the words of this song. Can't find it in the DB. Who can help? Thanks :-)

08 Jun 99 - 06:17 PM (#85016)
Subject: Lyr Add: LAS VEGAS IN THE HILLS OF DONEGAL
From: Brakn

Not sure if this is 100% right, but there the words I sing when I do it.

Regards Mick Bracken

LAS VEGAS IN THE HILLS OF DONEGAL

You may talk about Atlantis, how it's lost beneath the sea
And the grave of the unknown soldier, or the cry of the old banshee
Who was the man in the iron mask, was Jack the Ripper set free
But ask them all "Where's Donegal", it's still a mystery

And if I could I'd build a wall around old Donegal
The north and south to keep them out, by God I'd build it tall
Casinos, chicken ranches, I'd legalize them all
We'd have our own Las Vegas, in the hills of Donegal
Yeah Las Vegas, in the hills of Donegal

Playboy clubs, all night pubs, blackjack and roulette
Neil Blaney, Bridget Neilsen, Mike Tyson having a bet
Innishowen could then be known for it's multi millionaires
Where Donald Trump would like a chunk to live in solitaire

To stand on top of Errigal, would give me such a thrill
And hear them say in Dublin, "There's gold in them there hills"
So don't despair, 'cos if you dare, the answer lies with me
There's a wall that's deep and it's going cheap, somewhere in Germany

Click to play

09 Jun 99 - 03:03 AM (#85124)
Subject: RE: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: alison

Hi Mick,

what about a tune?

slainte

alison

09 Jun 99 - 04:11 AM (#85126)
Subject: Chords/Tune Add: LAS VEGAS IN THE HILLS OF DONEGAL
From: Brakn

This is basic.

The chords are something like this

G/D/C/Em///
G/D/C/G///
G/D/C/Em///
G/D/C/D///

G///C///
C/G/F/D/
G///C///
C/G/D/Em///
C/G/D/G///


MIDI file: LASVEGAS.MID

Timebase: 384

Name: Track 1
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Tempo: 102 (588230 microsec/crotchet)
Start
1344 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0192 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0096 1 69 064 0192 0 69 000 0192 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0096 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 64 064 0192 0 64 000 0096 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 71 064 1248 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0192 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0096 1 69 064 0288 0 69 000 0096 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0096 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 64 064 0192 0 64 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 71 064 1440 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0096 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0192 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0096 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0096 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0096 1 64 064 0096 0 64 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 71 064 1248 0 71 000 0192 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0096 1 67 064 0288 0 67 000 0096 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0096 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 66 064 0192 0 66 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 69 064 1440 0 69 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0192 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0000 1 74 064 0096 0 74 000 0096 1 74 064 0192 0 74 000 0000 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0096 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0096 1 72 064 0384 0 72 000 0384 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0096 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0096 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0096 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0192 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0096 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0096 1 69 064 0096 0 69 000 0000 1 69 064 0768 0 69 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0096 1 71 064 0384 0 71 000 0000 1 74 064 0096 0 74 000 0096 1 74 064 0192 0 74 000 0000 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0192 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0576 0 72 000 0192 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 74 064 0192 0 74 000 0096 1 72 064 0096 0 72 000 0096 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 71 064 0192 0 71 000 0192 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 69 064 0192 0 69 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 66 064 0192 0 66 000 0000 1 67 064 1536 0 67 000 0288 1 74 064 0288 0 74 000 0096 1 74 064 0096 0 74 000 0096 1 74 064 0096 0 74 000 0096 1 71 064 0259 0 71 000 0125 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 71 064 0096 0 71 000 0000 1 72 064 0192 0 72 000 0000 1 69 064 0192 0 69 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 66 064 0192 0 66 000 0000 1 67 064 1536 0 67 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:Track 1
M:4/4
Q:1/4=102
K:C
G15/2A/2|BB/2B2B/2AA2A/2A/2|GG/2E3/2GB4|-B3B/2B3/2B/2B3/2B|
AA2A/2A/2GG/2G/2EG|B8|BB/2B/2BB/2B/2A/2AA3/2A|
GG/2GE/2GB4|-B7/2D/2BB/2B3/2B|A/2GG2G/2G3/2G/2^FG|
A8|B/2BB2B/2BBBd|dcc/2cc4c/2|ccc3/2c/2cB/2B3/2c|
cAAA/2A4D/2|BBB/2B3/2BB2d|dc/2c3/2c/2c4c/2|
cc/2d3/2ccB2B/2B/2|cAG/2^FG9/2|-G5d2d|dB2B/2B/2cAG/2^FG/2|
-G31/4||

09 Jun 99 - 04:39 AM (#85128)
Subject: RE: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: alison

Thanks Mick

slainte

alison

03 Jan 00 - 10:31 PM (#157678)
Subject: RE: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: Paddy

I know Goats Don't Shave and the Irish Rovers sing this but does anyone know who wrote it?

04 Jan 00 - 12:47 AM (#157726)
Subject: RE: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: Jon Freeman

I won a copy of a Beamish (stout) promotional CD which has Goats Don't Shave singing this song. The CD credits it to Pat Gallagher.

Jon

04 Jan 00 - 01:17 AM (#157741)
Subject: RE: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: alison

I just put the MIDI at Mudcat MIDIs

slainte

alison

21 Jun 04 - 12:45 PM (#1211494)
Subject: RE: Wanted: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: GUEST,Maire

Paddy asked who wrote the song.
It was Patrick Gallagher, lead singer of "Goat Don't Shave" who wrote the song.

26 Jul 05 - 04:00 AM (#1528483)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas - In the hills of Donegal
From: GUEST,neil3345

Pat Gallagher who was a member of goats don't shave. It was on their first album 'The Rusty Razor'. They released a second album before splitting and Pat Galagher is no doing solo stuff.

12 Sep 05 - 11:17 AM (#1561791)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal
From: GUEST,Joanne mc Carron

Verse two actually starts with 'Lay by clubs and all night pubs' and the in verse three its 'To stand on top of Fairy Hill"

just thought i would let ya know caues it all sounds the same!

12 Sep 05 - 11:49 AM (#1561810)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal
From: GUEST,Ahmed McFadden

Vs 3 starts: To stand on top of Errigal (highest mountain in the region)

20 Oct 05 - 09:40 PM (#1587449)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal
From: GUEST,Big Iain

Anyone know what Pat Gallacher is doing now?

22 Oct 05 - 10:49 AM (#1588410)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal
From: GUEST,Pete

Hey errm does anyone know the lyrics of the goats dont shave song called "the ranger" ? I cant find them anywhere and theres a line in the chorus im really insecure about.

24 Oct 05 - 10:24 PM (#1590200)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal
From: Jim Dixon

Pete: If you want to discuss a different song, I suggest you start a new thread, and put the song title in the thread title. No one's going to look at this thread but people who are interested in discussing "Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal."

08 Dec 06 - 05:53 PM (#1903909)
Subject: Lyr Add: LAS VEGAS (IN THE HILLS OF DONEGAL)
From: GUEST,matt

You may talk about Atlantis, how it's lost beneath the sea
Or the grave of the unknown soldier and the cry of the old banshee
Who was the man in the iron mask, was Jack the ripper set free?
But ask them all where's Donegal, and it's still a mystery

And if I could I'd build a wall around old Donegal
The north and south to keep them out, my god I'd build it tall
Casinoes, chicken ranches, I'd legalize them all
We'd have our own Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal
Yeah!! Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal

Lay by clubs and all night pubs, black jack and roulette
Mel Gibson, Brigitte Nilsen, Mike Tyson having a bet (bite)
Iniseoghain would then be known for it's multi-millionaires
Where Donald Trump would have a chunk to live in solitaire

And if I could I'd build a wall around old Donegal
The north and south to keep them out, my god I'd build it tall
Casinoes, chicken ranches, I'd legalize them all
We'd have our own Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal
Yeah!! Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal

To stand on top of fairy hill would give me such a thrill
I've heard them say in Dublin there's gold in them there hills
So don't despair, 'cos if you dare, the answer lies with me
There's a wall that's steep and it's going cheap somewhere in Germany

And if I could I'd build a wall around old Donegal
The north and south to keep them out, my god I'd build it tall
Casinoes, chicken ranches, I'd legalize them all
We'd have our own Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal
Yeah!! Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal




that is my uncles song pat gallahger form gweedore in co donegal and he is now in a new band which mainly play at partys and weedings and sometimes work solo !!he has also started writen songs again for his new album !!!

14 Apr 07 - 11:30 PM (#2025658)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: irish69

15 Apr 07 - 08:29 PM (#2026341)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: GUEST,Me

VS II
"Lay by clubs, all night pubs, Blackjack and Roulette
Neil Blaney, Brigitte Nielsen, Mike Tyson having a bet..."

VS IV
"To stand on top of Errigal would give me such a thrill..."

Sheeeesh!

15 Apr 07 - 08:31 PM (#2026344)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: GUEST,Me again

VS III, it should be, not VS IV

;-(

15 Apr 07 - 08:38 PM (#2026348)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: Brakn

I know what a Playboy club is but what is a lay by club?

15 Apr 07 - 08:44 PM (#2026355)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: GUEST,Me, once more.

Obviously never frequented the Ford Capri bar & lounge, Brakn.
2 in the front, 2 on the back, and even room for a pocket billiards table.....

You haven't lived!

23 Jul 07 - 11:53 AM (#2109309)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: GUEST,sionnach

was that a mark 1 capri or the later ugly mark2?

01 Oct 07 - 10:15 AM (#2161087)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Las Vegas (In the Hills of Donegal)
From: GUEST

Does anyone know where i can get sheet music for las vegas??