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 sort of a way With love for the liquor Tim was born To help him on with his work day a drop of the craythur every morn'
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your the floor, your trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
One Tim got rather full His head felt which made him shake Fell from a ladder and he broke his carried him home, his corpse to wake
Rolled him up in a clean sheet And laid him out the bed A gallon of at his feet And a bottle of at his head
fol, de, dah Now, dance to partner Welt the floor, trotters shake it the truth, they told ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
His friends assembled at the And Finnegan called for lunch First she brought in tea and Then pipes, tobacco and whiskey
O'Brien began to cry Such a nice corpse, did you ever see? Tim mavourneen, why did you Arrah, your gob, said Patty Megee
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your Welt the floor, your trotters Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
Maggie O'Connor took up the job "Arrah", biddy says, she 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 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 Finnegan's
Then Mickey Maloney raised his 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 whiskey around blazes Thanum an Dhul Do ye think I'm