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Peggy O'Neil (typed, key of C)

Public domain - full karaoke  IMMHA-L292

Credit: Harry Pease, Ed G. Nelson and Gilbert Dodge · 1921

Origin: Published 1921; public domain in the US. Typed lyric sheet with chords, 3/4 time, key of C, 'H. Pease, E. Nelson, G. Dodge'.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_O%27Neil

Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)

Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)

Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as typed. Typo kept as typed, with a margin note: "I''" (I'll).

C                      D7
Peggy O'Neil is a girl who could steal
     G7                 C     G7/F
Any heart, anywhere, any time
G7   C                     G      D7   G
And I'll put you wise how you'll recognize
     D7      Bm   D7       G7    F/G/D7/G7
This wonderful girl of mine.

[Chorus]
        C
If her eyes are blue as skies,
            G7    F
That's Peggy O'Neil
G7
If she's smiling all the while,
            C
That's Peggy O'Neil
                       G7
If she walks like a sly little rogue
C                      G7
If she talks with a cute little brogue,
C               A7       D7
Sweet personality, full of rascality,
         G7 F  G7 C
That's Peggy O' Neil.

C                                 D7
Ev'rything's planned for a wedding so grand,
       G7                    C     G7/F
In the spring I will bring her the ring,
G7    C                       G      D7    G
Then somewhere in town we'll both settle down
    D7         Bm    D7     G7     F/G/D7/G7
And all through the day I'' sing. (Chorus)

Karaoke file (lyrics only): IMMHA-L292.lrc