Tim Finnegan lived in watling A gentle Irishman, odd He'd a beautiful brogue so and sweet To in the world, he carried a hod
See, he'd of a tipplin' way With for the liquor poor Tim was born To help him on with his work day He'd a drop of the every morn'
fol, de, dah Now, dance to partner the floor, your trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, they told ye of fun At Finnegan's
One morning Tim got full His head felt heavy which made him Fell a ladder and he broke his skull They him home, his corpse to wake
him up in a nice clean sheet And him out upon the bed A of whiskey at his feet And a bottle of at his head
fol, de, dah Now, to your partner Welt the floor, trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, they ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
His friends assembled at the And Finnegan called for lunch she brought in tea and cake Then pipes, tobacco and whiskey
Biddy O'Brien to cry Such a nice clean corpse, did you see? Tim mavourneen, why did you Arrah, hold your gob, said Megee
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your Welt the floor, trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, they ye lots of fun At wake
Then O'Connor took up the job "Arrah", says, she ye're wrong, I'm sure Biddy gave her a belt on the gob And left her on the floor
the war did soon engage Woman to and man to man Shillelah law was all the An a row and a ruction soon
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your Welt the floor, trotters shake it the truth, they told ye lots of fun At wake
Then Mickey raised his head When a bottle of flew at him It missed him on the bed The liquor over Tim
Tim revives, see how he Timothy from the bed Then your whiskey around Like blazes an Dhul Do ye I'm dead?