Oh, 'twas there I learned readin' and writin',
At Bill Brackett's where I went to school,
And 'twas there I learned howlin' and fightin'
With me schoolmaster, Mister O'Toole.
Him and me we had many a scrimmage,
An' divil a copy I wrote;
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
Dared tread on the tail o' me...
Cho: Mush, mush, mush toor-i-li-ady
Mush, mush, mush toor-i-li-ay
There was ne'er a gossoon in the village
Dared tread on the tail o' me coat.
Oh, 'twas there that I learned all me courtin'
O the lessons I took in the art!
Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin'
An arrow drove straight through my heart.
Miss Judy, she lived just forinst me,
And tender lines to her I wrote,
If ye dare say one hard word agin her
I'll tread on the tail o' yer...
Cho:
But a blackguard called Mickey Maloney,
Came an' stole her affections away
For he'd money and I hadn't any,
So I sent him a challenge next day.
In the evenin' we met at the Woodbine
The Shannon we crossed in a boat,
An' I lathered him with me shillelagh
For he trod on the tail o' me...
Cho:
Oh, me fame went abroad through the nation,
An' folks came a-flockin' to see
An' they cried out, without hesitation
"You're a fightin' man, Billy McGhee!"
Oh, I've cleaned out the Finnegan faction
An' I've licked all the Murphys afloat,
If you're in for a row or a ruction,
Just tread on the tail o' me...
Cho:
Recorded by Patric Galvin, Clancys (I think), featured in film
"The Quiet Man"
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Mush Mush Oh, 'twas there I learned readin' and writin', At Bill Brackett's where I went to school, And 'twas there I learned howlin' and fightin' With me schoolmaster, Mister O'Toole. Him and me we had many a scrimmage, An' divil a copy I wrote; There was ne'er a gossoon in the village Dared tread on the tail o' me... Cho: Mush, mush, mush toor-i-li-ady Mush, mush, mush toor-i-li-ay There was ne'er a gossoon in the village Dared tread on the tail o' me coat. Oh, 'twas there that I learned all me courtin' O the lessons I took in the art! Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin' An arrow drove straight through my heart. Miss Judy, she lived just forinst me, And tender lines to her I wrote, If ye dare say one hard word agin her I'll tread on the tail o' yer... Cho: But a blackguard called Mickey Maloney, Came an' stole her affections away For he'd money and I hadn't any, So I sent him a challenge next day. In the evenin' we met at the Woodbine The Shannon we crossed in a boat, An' I lathered him with me shillelagh For he trod on the tail o' me... Cho: Oh, me fame went abroad through the nation, An' folks came a-flockin' to see An' they cried out, without hesitation "You're a fightin' man, Billy McGhee!" Oh, I've cleaned out the Finnegan faction An' I've licked all the Murphys afloat, If you're in for a row or a ruction, Just tread on the tail o' me... Cho: Recorded by Patric Galvin, Clancys (I think), featured in film "The Quiet Man" Filename[ mushmush Play. Exe mushmush Rg ===Document boundary=== Explain Request ×
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