The Twang Man-The Dubliners

[ti:The Twang Man] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:The Transatlantic Anthology] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Twang Man - The Dubliners [00:03.50]Come listen to my story [00:05.14] [00:06.09]It's about a nice young man [00:07.92] [00:09.65]When the militia wasn't a wantin' [00:11.50] [00:12.67]He dealt in hawkin' twang [00:14.41] [00:16.03]He loved a lovely maiden as fair as any midge [00:21.16]And she kept a traycle [00:23.78] [00:24.93]Depot one side of the Carlisle bridge [00:26.91] [00:28.12]Well another one came a courtin' [00:30.99]Her and his name was Mickey Baggs [00:32.82] [00:34.27]He was a commercial traveller [00:35.75]And he dealt in bones and rags [00:38.89] [00:40.39]Well he took her out to [00:42.32]Sandymount for to see the waters roll [00:45.61] [00:46.53]And he stole the heart of the [00:48.34]Twangman's girl playin' 'Billy In The Bowl' [00:51.42] [00:53.10]Oh when the twang man heard of [00:55.74]This he flew into a terrible rage [00:57.63] [00:58.36]And he swore be the content of his twang cart [01:01.07] [01:01.67]On him he'd have revenge [01:03.74] [01:04.64]So he stood in wait near [01:06.83]James' gate till the poor old Baggs came up [01:09.96] [01:10.76]And with his twang knife [01:12.52]Sure he took the life of the poor old gather `em up [01:16.10] [01:17.19]And it's now ye have heard me story [01:19.64]And I hope ye'll be good men [01:21.57] [01:22.55]And not go chasing the [01:23.97]Twangman's mot or any other oul' hen [01:27.10] [01:28.49]For she'll leave you without a brass farthing [01:31.12]Not even your old sack of rags [01:32.90] [01:33.53]And that's the end of the [01:35.13]Story of poor old Mickey the Baggs