Tim Finnegan in watling street A Irishman, mighty odd He'd a brogue so rich and sweet To in the world, he carried a hod
See, he'd of a tipplin' way With love for the poor Tim was born To him on with his work each day He'd a drop of the craythur morn'
fol, de, dah Now, dance to partner Welt the floor, trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
One morning Tim got full His head felt heavy which him shake Fell from a ladder and he his skull They him home, his corpse to wake
Rolled him up in a nice sheet And him out upon the bed A gallon of whiskey at his And a bottle of at his head
fol, de, dah Now, to your partner Welt the floor, your trotters Wasn't it the truth, they told ye of fun At wake
His friends assembled at the And Finnegan called for lunch First she brought in tea and pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch
Biddy began to cry a nice clean corpse, did you ever see? Tim mavourneen, why did you Arrah, hold your gob, Patty Megee
fol, de, dah Now, dance to partner Welt the floor, your trotters Wasn't it the truth, they told ye of fun At Finnegan's
Then O'Connor took up the job "Arrah", biddy says, she ye're wrong, I'm Biddy then gave her a on the gob And left her sprawling on the
the war did soon engage to woman and man to man Shillelah law was all the An a row and a soon began
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your the floor, your trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, they ye lots of fun At wake
Mickey Maloney raised his head When a bottle of whiskey at him It missed him on the bed The liquor scattered Tim
Tim revives, see how he rising from the bed Then Whirl your around blazes Thanum an Dhul Do ye I'm dead?