所属专辑:La Carte
歌手: The Dubliners
时长: 02:01
Come listen to me for a while [00:00:01]
Me good friends one and all [00:00:03]
And I'll sing to you a verse or two [00:00:06]
About a famous ball [00:00:09]
Now the ball was given by some friends [00:00:12]
Who lived down ashe street [00:00:15]
In a certain house in the Liberties [00:00:17]
Where the ragmen used to meet [00:00:19]
Well the names were called at seven o'clock [00:00:22]
And every man was on the spot [00:00:24]
And to show respect for the management [00:00:27]
Every ragman brought his mot [00:00:30]
I must admit that I brought mine [00:00:32]
At twenty five minutes to eight [00:00:35]
And the first to stand up was kieran grace [00:00:37]
For to tell me I was late [00:00:40]
Then up jumps humpy soodelum [00:00:42]
And he says I think somehow [00:00:45]
By the ways are all going on tonight [00:00:47]
Is a looking for a row [00:00:49]
Now listen here grace if you want your face [00:00:52]
You'd better not shout or bawl [00:00:55]
There's a lot of hard chews gonna be here tonight [00:00:57]
To respect the ragman's ball [00:00:59]
Then says my one you're quare one now [00:01:02]
And Biddy you're hard to beat [00:01:05]
Oh when up jumps liza boland [00:01:06]
And she told her to hold her prate [00:01:08]
Then my one made a clout at her [00:01:11]
She missed her and hit the wall [00:01:13]
And the two of them went in the ambulance [00:01:16]
The night of the ragman's ball [00:01:18]
Well for eating we had plenty now [00:01:20]
As much as we could hold [00:01:22]
We drank brady's Loopline porter [00:01:25]
Until round the floor we rolled [00:01:27]
In the midst of all the confusion [00:01:30]
Someone shouted for a song [00:01:32]
When up jumps oul' john lavin and sings [00:01:34]
Keep rolling your barrel along [00:01:37]
Then we all sat down to some ham parings [00:01:40]
When everything was quiet [00:01:42]
And for broken noses I must say [00:01:45]
We had a lovely night [00:01:47]
Black eyes they were in great demand [00:01:50]
Not to mention split heads and all [00:01:52]
So if anyone wants to commit suicide [00:01:55]
Let them come to the ragman's ball [00:01:57]