Phil The Fluters Ball-Ruby Murray

[00:05.67]Have you heard of Phil the fluther of the town of ball muck [00:08.83]The times were going hard with him in fact the man was broke [00:11.61]He just sent out a notice to his neighbors one an all [00:14.44]As to how he'd like their company that evening at a ball [00:17.27]And when writing out he was careful to suggest to them [00:20.21]If they found a hat of his convenient to the dure [00:22.96]The more they put in whenever he requested them [00:25.85]The better would the music be for battering the flute [00:28.40]With the toot of the flute [00:29.67]And the twiddle of the fiddle oh [00:31.50]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle oh [00:34.35]Up down hands around [00:35.69]Crossing to the wall [00:37.00]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at phil the fluther's ball [00:39.63] [00:45.02]There was mister Denis Doherty who kept the running dog [00:48.34]There was little crooked paddy from the tiraloughett bog [00:51.12]There was boys from every barony and girls from every art [00:53.97]The beautiful miss Brady's in a private a** and cart [00:56.80]Along with them came bouncing Mrs. Cafferty [00:59.80]Little Micky Mulligan was also to the fore [01:02.58]Rose Suzanne and margaret o'rafferty [01:05.28]The flower of ardmagullion and the pride of pethravore [01:07.95]With the toot of the flute [01:09.64]The twiddle of the fiddle oh [01:11.08]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle oh [01:13.93]Up down hands around [01:15.33]Crossing to the wall [01:16.63]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at phil the fluther's ball [01:19.28] [01:24.87]Then Phil the fluther tipped a wink to little crooked pat [01:28.05]I think it's nearly time sez he for passing round the hat [01:30.90]So paddy passed the caubeen round and looking mighty cute [01:33.41]Since you've got to pay the piper when he toothers on the flute [01:36.72]All joined in wild the greatest joviality [01:39.54]Covering the buckle and the shuffle and the cut [01:42.40]Jigs were danced of the very finest quality [01:45.06]The wider bet the company at handling the fut [01:47.69]With the toot of the flute [01:49.15]The twiddle of the fiddle oh [01:50.89]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle oh [01:53.73]Up down hands around [01:55.18]Crossing to the wall [01:57.53]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at phil the fluther's ball [02:12.38]