Lannigans Ball - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By Irish Standard-Various Artists

[ti:Lannigans Ball - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By Irish Standard] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Almost Pop: Love You Down] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Lannigans Ball - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By Irish Standard - Various Artists (欧美群星) [00:16.20]In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan [00:18.19]Battered away 'til he hadn't a pound. [00:19.80]His father he died and made him a man again [00:21.61]Left him a farm and ten acres of ground. [00:23.49]He threw a grand party to friends and relations [00:25.32]Who didn't desert him when it comes to the will, [00:26.85]And if you'll but listen I'll make your eyes glisten [00:28.50]And spin you a tale of Lanigan's Ball [00:30.31] [00:32.35]Myself to be sure got free invitation, [00:34.05]For all the nice girls and boys I might ask, [00:35.73]And just in a minute both friends and relations [00:37.56]Were dancing as merry as bees 'round a cask. [00:39.46]There were lashings of punch and wine for the ladies, [00:41.12]Potatoes and cakes; there was bacon and tea, [00:43.18]There were the Nolans, Dolans, O'Gradys [00:44.67]Courting the girls and dancing away [00:46.21] [00:46.75]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [00:48.30]Six whole months doing nothing at all [00:50.24]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [00:52.14]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [00:53.68] [01:01.26]They were doing all kinds of nonsensical polkas [01:02.83]Around the room in a whirligig [01:04.58]But Julia and I, we banished their nonsense [01:06.34]And gave them a taste of a real Irish jig. [01:08.34]Oh, how the girls got all mad at me [01:10.32]Danced 'til we thought that the ceiling would fall. [01:11.74]For I spent three weeks at Brooks' Academy [01:13.61]Learning new steps for Lanigan's Ball. [01:15.41]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [01:17.06]Six whole months doing nothing at all [01:18.89]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [01:20.63]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [01:22.04] [01:22.71]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [01:25.12]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [01:27.40] [01:27.95]Learning to dance to Lanigan's ball [01:29.86]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [01:32.24]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [01:34.96]Learning to dance to Lanigan's ball [01:36.31] [01:44.11]The boys were hammered the girls were hearty [01:45.69]Dancing around in couples and groups [01:47.33]An accident happened with young Dennis Flemming [01:49.29]Put his right leg through miss Finneran's hoops [01:51.22]This gal she fainted and cried bloody murder, [01:53.16]Called for her sons and gathered them all, [01:54.84]Christopher swore he'd go no further [01:56.35]Till he had revenge at Flannigan's ball [01:58.26]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:00.02]Six whole months doing nothing at all [02:01.94]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:03.61]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [02:05.57]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:07.32]Six whole months doing nothing at all [02:09.02]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:10.81]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [02:12.08] [02:27.09]Boy oh boy now this was a rumble myself [02:28.82]Took a lick from mean Richard Green [02:30.52]But I soon replied to that fine introduction [02:32.31]And gave him a terrible kick in the spleen [02:34.34]Talent the piper nearly got strangled, [02:35.76]They squeezed on his bellows, chanters and all, [02:37.69]The girls in the middle nearly got trampled [02:39.48]And that put an end to Flannigan's ball [02:41.39]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:43.07]Six whole months doing nothing at all [02:44.83]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:46.66]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [02:48.40]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:50.28]Six whole months doing nothing at all [02:51.96]Six whole months I spent in Dublin, [02:53.78]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [02:55.09] [02:55.81]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [02:58.25]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [03:01.09]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball [03:02.85]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [03:05.38]Nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas nonsensical polkas [03:08.16]Learning to dance for Lanigan's ball