>>13876689

As I was sittin' by the fire,

eatin spuds and a drinkin' porter

suddenly a thought came into my head

I'd like to marry Old Reilly's daughter

Giddy eye ay, giddy eye ay,

giddy eye ay for the one eyed Reilly

Giddy eye ay, One, Two Three (claps),

try it on your own bass drum

Old Reilly played on a big bass drum

Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter

Reilly had a big red glistenin' eye

and he kept that eye on his lovely daughter

Giddy eye ay, giddy eye ay,

giddy eye ay for the one eyed Reilly

Giddy eye ay, One, Two Three (claps),

try it on your own bass drum

Her hair was black and her eyes were blue

the major and the corporal and the captain saught her

the sergeant and the piper and the drummer boy too

they never had a chance with Reilly's daughter

Giddy eye ay, giddy eye ay,

giddy eye ay for the one eyed Reilly

Giddy eye ay, One, Two Three (claps),

try it on your own bass drum

Well I got me a ring and a parson too

I got me a scratch in a merry quarter

settled me down to a peaceful life

happy as a king with Reilly's daughter

Giddy eye ay, giddy eye ay,

giddy eye ay for the one eyed Reilly

Giddy eye ay, One, Two Three (claps),

try it on your own bass drum

Well five big knocks come knockin' at the door

who should it be but Reilly after slaughter

with two pistols in his hand

lookin' for the man what had married his daughter

Giddy eye ay, giddy eye ay,

giddy eye ay for the one eyed Reilly

Giddy eye ay, One, Two Three (claps),

try it on your own bass drum

I grabbed Old Reilly by the hair

I rammed his head in a pail of water

shot his pistols into the air

a damn sight quicker than I married his daughter

Giddy eye ay, giddy eye ay,

giddy eye ay for the one eyed Reilly

Giddy eye ay, One, Two Three (claps),

try it on your own bass drum!

>>13876726

There was a little man, and he had a little horse;

He saddle it and bridled it and threw his leg across,

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

He rode and he rode 'till he came to a brook;

There he saw a fisherman a-baiting of his hook,

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

"Fisherman, fisherman, fisherman," said he,

"Have you a codfish for my fee?"

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

"Yes, sir, course, sir, I've got two–

There's one for me, there's one for you.

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

He took that codfish by the back bone,

And he mounted on his horse and he galloped back home.

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

But when he got home he couldn't find himself a dish,

So into the chamberpot he put a little fish!

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

All night long his old woman cries:

"The Devil's down below, I can see his beady eyes!"

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

And when in the morning she sat down to squat,

The codfish jumped up her you-know-what!

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

She yelled bloody murder: "Well," cried she,

"There's a bloody big som'thing getting up me!"

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

She hopped and she jumped and she gave a little roar,

And there was the codfish a-skating on the floor!

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

They chased that codfish all around the room;

They hit him with a brush, they banged him with a broom,

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

First they hit him on the belly, they hit him on the side,

They hit him on the arse 'till the poor bugger died!

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

The moral to this song is easy for to find:

There's none of us got his eyes on behind!

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!

So better be sure before you squat

There's nothing swimming in the champber pot!

Singing: Ay tie yie, ay tie yie,

Ay tiddly, ay tiddly, ay tie yie!