The Ragman's Ball-The Dubliners

[ti:The Ragman's Ball] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:The Dubliners (Bonus Track Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ragman's Ball - The Dubliners [00:01.46]Come listen to me for a while [00:04.18]Me good friends one and all [00:06.02] [00:06.64]And I'll sing to you a verse or two [00:09.14] [00:09.68]About a famous ball [00:11.58] [00:12.53]Now the ball was given by some friends [00:14.85] [00:15.41]Who lived down ashe street [00:16.98] [00:17.65]In a certain house in the Liberties [00:19.95]Where the ragmen used to meet [00:21.41] [00:22.40]Well the names were called at seven o'clock [00:25.08]And every man was on the spot [00:26.95] [00:27.86]And to show respect for the management [00:30.23] [00:30.75]Every ragman brought his mot [00:32.54] [00:33.23]I must admit that I brought mine [00:35.67]At twenty five minutes to eight [00:37.44] [00:38.09]And the first to stand up was kieran grace [00:40.66]For to tell me I was late [00:42.26] [00:43.14]Then up jumps humpy soodelum [00:44.96] [00:45.53]And he says I think somehow [00:47.86]By the ways are all going on tonight [00:50.63]Is a looking for a row [00:52.07] [00:52.71]Now listen here grace if you want your face [00:55.28]You'd better not shout or bawl [00:56.84] [00:57.41]There's a lot of hard chews gonna be here tonight [01:00.11]To respect the ragman's ball [01:01.75] [01:02.67]Then says my one you're quare one now [01:04.91]And Biddy you're hard to beat [01:06.38] [01:06.93]Oh when up jumps liza boland [01:09.08]And she told her to hold her prate [01:11.00] [01:11.73]Then my one made a clout at her [01:14.39]She missed her and hit the wall [01:16.64]And the two of them went in the ambulance [01:18.74]The night of the ragman's ball [01:20.08] [01:21.29]Well for eating we had plenty now [01:23.40]As much as we could hold [01:24.86] [01:25.64]We drank brady's Loopline porter [01:28.05]Until round the floor we rolled [01:30.12] [01:30.79]In the midst of all the confusion [01:32.86]Someone shouted for a song [01:34.47] [01:35.12]When up jumps oul' john lavin and sings [01:37.54]Keep rolling your barrel along [01:39.14] [01:40.59]Then we all sat down to some ham parings [01:42.77] [01:43.31]When everything was quiet [01:44.99] [01:45.65]And for broken noses I must say [01:48.71]We had a lovely night [01:50.25] [01:50.79]Black eyes they were in great demand [01:53.37]Not to mention split heads and all [01:55.66]So if anyone wants to commit suicide [01:57.49]Let them come to the ragman's ball