Tim Finnegan lived in watling A Irishman, mighty odd He'd a beautiful brogue so rich and To rise in the world, he a hod
See, sort of a tipplin' way With for the liquor poor Tim was born To help him on his work each day a drop of the craythur every morn'
fol, de, dah Now, to your partner Welt the floor, trotters shake it the truth, they told ye lots of fun At wake
One morning Tim got rather His head felt heavy which him shake Fell from a ladder and he broke his They carried him home, his corpse to
Rolled him up in a nice clean 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 ye lots of fun At wake
His friends at the wake And misses called for lunch First she in tea and cake pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch
Biddy began to cry Such a clean corpse, did you ever see? Tim mavourneen, why did you Arrah, your gob, said Patty Megee
fol, de, dah Now, to your partner Welt the floor, your shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At wake
Then O'Connor took up the job "Arrah", biddy says, she wrong, I'm sure then gave her a belt on the gob And left her on the floor
There the war did soon to woman and man to man Shillelah law was all the An a row and a soon began
fol, de, dah Now, to your partner the floor, your trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, they told ye of fun At wake
Then Mickey Maloney his head a bottle of whiskey flew at him It him falling on the bed The liquor scattered Tim
Tim revives, see how he rising from the bed Then Whirl your around Like blazes Thanum an Do ye I'm dead?