Phil the Fluter's Ball-Ruby Murray

Have you heard of Phil the fluther of the town of ball muck The times were going hard with him in fact the man was broke He just sent out a notice to his neighbors one an all As to how he'd like their company that evening at a ball And when writing out he was careful to suggest to them If they found a hat of his convenient to the dure The more they put in whenever he requested them The better would the music be for battering the flute With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle oh Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle oh Up down hands around Crossing to the wall Oh hadn't we the gaiety at phil the fluther's ball There was mister Denis Doherty who kept the running dog There was little crooked paddy from the tiraloughett bog There was boys from every barony and girls from every art The beautiful miss Brady's in a private a** and cart Along with them came bouncing Mrs. Cafferty Little Micky Mulligan was also to the fore Rose Suzanne and margaret o'rafferty The flower of ardmagullion and the pride of pethravore With the toot of the flute The twiddle of the fiddle oh Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle oh Up down hands around Crossing to the wall Oh hadn't we the gaiety at phil the fluther's ball Then Phil the fluther tipped a wink to little crooked pat I think it's nearly time sez he for passing round the hat So paddy passed the caubeen round and looking mighty cute Since you've got to pay the piper when he toothers on the flute All joined in wild the greatest joviality Covering the buckle and the shuffle and the cut Jigs were danced of the very finest quality The wider bet the company at handling the fut With the toot of the flute The twiddle of the fiddle oh Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle oh Up down hands around Crossing to the wall Oh hadn't we the gaiety at phil the fluther's ball