Tim Finnegan in watling street A Irishman, mighty odd He'd a beautiful brogue so rich and To in the world, he carried a hod
See, sort of a tipplin' way With love for the poor Tim was born To help him on with his each day He'd a drop of the craythur morn'
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
One Tim got rather full His head felt heavy which made him Fell a ladder and he broke his skull 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, dance to your Welt the floor, your shake it the truth, they told ye lots of fun At wake
His friends at the wake And misses called for lunch she brought in tea and cake Then pipes, tobacco and whiskey
Biddy began to cry Such a nice corpse, did you ever see? Tim mavourneen, why did you Arrah, hold your gob, said Patty
fol, de, dah Now, dance to partner Welt the floor, trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, they ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
Then Maggie O'Connor up the job "Arrah", biddy says, she ye're wrong, I'm Biddy gave her a belt on the gob And left her sprawling on the
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 Welt the floor, your shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At wake
Then Mickey Maloney his head When a of whiskey flew at him It missed him on the bed The liquor over Tim
Tim revives, see how he Timothy from the bed Then Whirl whiskey around blazes Thanum an Dhul Do ye think I'm