Ragmans Ball Teclado

	  





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Come listen to me for a while 

Me good friends one and all 

And I'll sing to you a verse or two 
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About a famous ball 
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Now the ball was given by some friends 
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Who lived down Ashe Street 
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In a certain house in the Liberties 
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Where the ragmen used to meet 


VERSES: 

Well the names were called at seven o'clock 
And every man was on the spot 
And to show respect for the management 
Every ragman brought his mot 
I must admit that I brought mine 
At twenty five minutes to eight 
And the first to stand up was Kieran Grace 
For to tell me I was late 

Then up jumps Humpy Soodelum 
And he says: 'I think somehow' 
By the ways are all going on tonight 
Is a looking for a row 
Now listen here, Grace if you want your face 
You'd better not shout or bawl 
There's a lot of hard chews gonna be here tonight 
To respect the ragman's ball 

Well for eating we had plenty now 
As much as we could hold 
We drank Brady's Loopline porter 
Until round the floor we rolled 
In the midst of all the confusion 
Someone shouted for a song 
When up jumps oul' John Lavin and sings 
'Keep rollin' your barrel along' 

Then says my one; 'You're quare one now' 
And Biddy you're hard to beat 
Oh when up jumps Liza Boland 
And she told her to hold her prate 
Then my one made a clout at her 
She missed her and hit the wall 
And the two of them went in the ambulance 
The night of the ragman's ball 

Then we all sat down to some ham parings 
When everything was quiet 
And for broken noses I must say 
We had a lovely night 
Black eyes they were in great demand 
Not to mention split heads and all 
So if anyone wants to commit suicide 
Let them come to the ragman's ball