The Old Alarm Clock-The Dubliners

[ti:The Old Alarm Clock] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:A Drop Of The Hard Stuff] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Old Alarm Clock - The Dubliners [00:08.08]When first I came to London [00:10.12]In the year of thirty nine [00:13.18]The city looked so wonderful [00:15.53]And the girls were so divine [00:18.22]But the coppers got suspicious [00:19.72] [00:20.49]And they soon gave me the knock [00:23.27]I was charged with being the owner [00:25.75]Of an old alarm clock [00:27.74] [00:29.60]Oh next morning down by Barber street [00:32.18]I caused no little stir [00:34.17] [00:34.79]The IRA were busy [00:36.81]And the telephones did burr [00:39.12]Said the judge I'm going to charge you [00:42.24]With the possession of this machine [00:43.56] [00:44.53]And I'm also going to charge you [00:46.91]With the wearing of the green [00:49.13] [00:50.47]Now says I to him Your honor [00:52.99]If you'll give me half a chance [00:55.82]I'll show you how me small machine [00:58.26]Can make the peelers dance [01:00.53]It ticks away politely [01:01.65]Till you get an awful shock [01:04.80] [01:05.32]And it ticks away the gelignite [01:07.62]In me old alarm clock [01:09.62] [01:11.15]Said the judge Now listen here my man [01:13.83]And I'll tell you of our plan [01:15.87]For you and all your countrymen [01:18.72]I do not give a damn [01:20.37]The only time you'll take is mine [01:23.29]Ten years in Dartmoor dock [01:25.70]And you can count it by the ticking [01:28.09]Of your old alarm clock [01:30.44] [01:31.45]Now this lonely Dartmoor prison [01:34.23]Would put many in the jigs [01:36.33]The cell it isn't pretty [01:38.08] [01:38.67]And it isn't very big [01:41.46]Sure I'd long ago have left the place [01:44.49]If I had only got [01:47.46]Ah me couple of sticks of gelignite [01:49.71]And me old alarm clock