Mrs McGrath (1993 Remaster)
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Ciaran is the only member of the group who's father
Spent money on to give him a university education
And would you believe this is a result of it?
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
Now Mrs. McGrath, Dr. Tierney did brag
Send your son up to college where he can study ag
He'll get a Volkswagen car and a tenner a week flat
Mrs. McGrath wouldn't you like that?
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
Now Mrs. McGrath, she came from County Clare
And for forty-seven or more years she'd lived there
She was a-milkin' cows and a-feedin' pigs
To keep old Ciaran in these Dublin digs
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
But then one day, what a terrible shame
As she swept out the kitchen, now a letter came
It bore bad news which was not expected
Ciaran had failed four times and he was now rejected
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
So Ciaran then wrote back to daddy, and he said
"Dear Daddy, it wasn't the work and it wasn't the strain
And it wasn't on your own darlin' son that lay the blame
For when I came up from Clare, I was an innocent lad
But the fellas in the digs, they drove me to the bad"
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
"When I tried to stay in and work at night
Sure the fellas in the digs, they took me out in a scythe
And when you sent me me fees, now what do you think?
Sure I spent all the money on the women and the drink"
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
"Well, the moral of the story is plain and clear
Stay away from the women and keep off the beer
And if you've got a son on the farm
Keep the young pup there where he'll be out of harm"
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay
With me too-ri-ay, fol-di-diddle-da
Too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-ay