Tim lived in watling street A gentle Irishman, odd He'd a brogue so rich and sweet To in the world, he carried a hod
See, he'd of a tipplin' way With love for the liquor Tim was born To help him on with his work day He'd a drop of the every morn'
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your the floor, your trotters shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At Finnegan's
One Tim got rather full His head felt heavy made him shake Fell from a and he broke his skull carried him home, his corpse to wake
Rolled him up in a clean sheet And him out upon the bed A of whiskey at his feet And a of porter at his head
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your Welt the floor, your shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At wake
His friends assembled at the And Finnegan called for lunch First she brought in tea and Then pipes, tobacco and punch
Biddy began to cry Such a clean corpse, did you ever see? Tim mavourneen, why did you Arrah, hold gob, said Patty Megee
fol, de, dah Now, to your partner Welt the floor, your trotters Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At wake
Maggie O'Connor took up the job "Arrah", says, she ye're wrong, I'm sure Biddy then gave her a on the gob And her sprawling on the floor
the war did soon engage Woman to and man to man law was all the rage An a row and a soon began
fol, de, dah Now, dance to your Welt the floor, your shake Wasn't it the truth, told ye lots of fun At wake
Then Mickey Maloney his head When a of whiskey flew at him It missed him on the bed The scattered over Tim
Tim revives, see how he rising from the bed Then Whirl your around Like blazes Thanum an Do ye think I'm