Mr Connaughton my memory's long, though the have flown the years have gone. Was your name Marjorie or Mary? Were you from or Tipperary?
Mr Connaughton when we underneath Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his And for a I had a gap too But it when my big teeth came through. Oh it closed when my big came through.
Mr Connaughton you to laugh such a lot And that would make us too, as often as not Did you have a friend who was a Well I'm gonna the army when I'm older.
Well I know you paid a fiver for that old And said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might. I was asleep when it spluttered into life And I clenched my and smiled a secret smile of delight Was your first Kevin or Mike?
I when you built us a soap-box cart With the off a pram, and a plank out in the yard, And you us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet. Oh boy it was the one on the street, And you "Jesus, that's the best one on the street".
I remember when little girl was born You brought her downstairs to us all, And we were allowed to her And I she was my sister.
Mr Connaughton, you moved your wife and your baby, but we stayed Till we got re-housed too And I will forget you
Mr my memory's long though the years have flown Though the years have Was your wife's name Marjorie or Were you Cork or Tipperary?