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'Twas there I had to learn reading and writing,
At Billy Brackett's where I went to school;
'Twas where I learned howling and fighting,
With me schoolmaster, Mr. O'Toole.
Him and I we had many a scrimmage,
And the devil a copy I wrote;
There was never a good son in the village,
Dared tread on the tail of me....
Mush mush mush tooral-I-addie,
Sing mush mush mush tooral-I-aye;
There was never a good son in the village,
Dared tread on the tail of me coat.
'Twas there I learned all me courting,
The lesson that took in the art;
Till Cupid, the blaggard, while sporting,
An arrow drove straight through me heart.
Miss Judy O'Connor lived just for to kiss me,
And tender lines to her I wrote;
If you dare say one hard word against her,
I'll tread on the tail of your....
Mush mush mush tooral-I-addie,
Sing mush mush mush tooral-I-aye;
If you dare say one hard word against her,
I'll tread on the tail of your coat.
A blaggard called Mickey Maloney,
Came stole her affections away;
For he had money, I hadn't any,
So I sent him a challenge next day.
In the a.m. we met at Killarney,
The Shannon we crossed in a boat;
I lathered him there with me shillelagh,
But he trod on the tail of me....
Mush mush mush tooral-I-addie,
Sing mush mush mush tooral-I-aye;
I lathered him there with me shillelagh,
But he trod on the tail of me coat.
Me fame went abroad to the nation,
And folks came a-flocking to see;
And they cried out without hesitation,
"You're a fighting man Billie McGee!"
I cleaned out the Finnegan faction,
I've licked all the Murphy's afloat;
You're in for a row or eruption,
Just tread on the tail of me....
Mush mush mush tooral-I-addie,
Sing mush mush mush tooral-I-aye;
You're in for a row or eruption,
Just tread on the tail of me coat.