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Oh, `twas there I learned readin` and writin`,
At Bill Brackett`s where I went to school,
And `twas there I learned howlin` and fightin`
With me schoolmaster, Mister O`Toole.
Him and me we had many a scrimmage,
An` divil a copy I wrote;
There was ne`er a gossoon in the village
Dared tread on the tail o` me...
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There was ne`er a gossoon in the village
Dared tread on the tail o` me coat.
Oh, `twas there that I learned all me courtin`
O the lessons I took in the art!
Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin`
An arrow drove straight through my heart.
Miss Judy, she lived just forinst me,
And tender lines to her I wrote,
If ye dare say one hard word agin her
I`ll tread on the tail o` yer...
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But a blackguard called Mickey Maloney,
Came an` stole her affections away
For he`d money and I hadn`t any,
So I sent him a challenge next day.
In the evenin` we met at the Woodbine
The Shannon we crossed in a boat,
An` I lathered him with me shillelagh
For he trod on the tail o` me...
cho:
Oh, me fame went abroad through the nation,
An` folks came a-flockin` to see
An` they cried out, without hesitation
You`re a fightin` man, Billy McGhee!
Oh, I`ve cleaned out the Finnegan faction
An` I`ve licked all the Murphys afloat,
If you`re in for a row or a ruction,
Just tread on the tail o` me...
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Recorded by Patric Galvin, Clancys (I think), featured in film
The Quiet Man
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