The Ragman's Ball-The Dubliners

[00:01.37]Come listen to me for a while [00:03.86]Me good friends one and all [00:06.26]And I'll sing to you a verse or two [00:09.34]About a famous ball [00:12.23]Now the ball was given by some friends [00:15.09]Who lived down ashe street [00:17.70]In a certain house in the Liberties [00:19.67]Where the ragmen used to meet [00:22.07]Well the names were called at seven o'clock [00:24.84]And every man was on the spot [00:27.49]And to show respect for the management [00:30.42]Every ragman brought his mot [00:32.90]I must admit that I brought mine [00:35.31]At twenty five minutes to eight [00:37.80]And the first to stand up was kieran grace [00:40.25]For to tell me I was late [00:42.86]Then up jumps humpy soodelum [00:45.25]And he says I think somehow [00:47.83]By the ways are all going on tonight [00:49.77]Is a looking for a row [00:52.43]Now listen here grace if you want your face [00:55.02]You'd better not shout or bawl [00:57.32]There's a lot of hard chews gonna be here tonight [00:59.65]To respect the ragman's ball [01:02.49]Then says my one you're quare one now [01:05.02]And Biddy you're hard to beat [01:06.80]Oh when up jumps liza boland [01:08.82]And she told her to hold her prate [01:11.40]Then my one made a clout at her [01:13.91]She missed her and hit the wall [01:16.53]And the two of them went in the ambulance [01:18.40]The night of the ragman's ball [01:20.88]Well for eating we had plenty now [01:22.91]As much as we could hold [01:25.24]We drank brady's Loopline porter [01:27.76]Until round the floor we rolled [01:30.51]In the midst of all the confusion [01:32.46]Someone shouted for a song [01:34.69]When up jumps oul' john lavin and sings [01:37.09]Keep rolling your barrel along [01:40.23]Then we all sat down to some ham parings [01:42.94]When everything was quiet [01:45.23]And for broken noses I must say [01:47.98]We had a lovely night [01:50.63]Black eyes they were in great demand [01:52.96]Not to mention split heads and all [01:55.32]So if anyone wants to commit suicide [01:57.26]Let them come to the ragman's ball [01:59.32]