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I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack,
And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back;
I'm a decent man, I am, I am, and I don't want to shout,
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I'll have a hat when I go out!
Casey wore his brand new hat to Murphy's wake last night,
Someone stole his hat, boys, it started up a fight;
Casey smashed the furniture, the radio as well,
He nearly woke the corpse up when he began to yell:
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack,
And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back;
I'm a decent man, I am, I am, and I don't want to shout,
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I'll have a hat when I go out!
Casey kept on shouting, boys, they couldn't keep him quiet,
Someone phoned up for the cops to come and stop the riot;
Two cops rushed into the room, but Casey laid them out,
He fired them through the window, they both heard Casey shout:
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack,
And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back;
I'm a decent man, I am, I am, and I don't want to shout,
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I'll have a hat when I go out!
Casey kept on shouting, boys, until one-eyed Paddy Flynn,
Socked him on the whiskers with a great big rolling pin;
It knocked poor Casey senseless, it was an awful clout,
As he lay there unconscious Casey kept on shouting out:
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack,
And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back;
I'm a decent man, I am, I am, and I don't want to shout,
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I'll have a hat when I go out!
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack,
And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back;
I'm a decent man, I am, I am, and I don't want to shout,
Oh, I had a hat when I came in, I'll have a hat when I go out!
This variant arranged and recorded by Siochána (Siochána On Our Own: Live At Bridie Molloy's, trk#4, 2005, Self-Produced, St. John's, NL).
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A variant was also arranged and recorded as I Had A Hat by The Punters.
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The variant below features an arrangement recorded by The Government Rams (Good Work — If You Can Get It, trk#10, 2001, Self-Produced, St. John's, NL; and Homebrew 3, trk#5, 2002, Avondale Music, St. John's, NL).
