Phil the Fluter's Ball-Peter Dawson

[ti:Phil the Fluter's Ball] [ar:Peter Dawson] [al:A Retrospective Peter Dawson] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Phil the Fluter's Ball - Peter Dawson [00:06.30]Have you heard of Phil the Fluther of the town of Ballymuck [00:09.28]The times were going hard with him in fact the man was broke [00:11.81]So he just sent out a notice to his neighbours one an all [00:14.71]As to how he'd like their company that evening at a ball [00:17.42]And when writing out he was careful to suggest to them [00:20.37]That if they found a hat of his convenient to the dure [00:23.08]The more they put in whenever he requested them [00:25.81]The better would the music be for batthering the flure [00:28.49]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [00:31.42]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [00:34.15]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [00:36.79]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball [00:39.52] [00:44.90]There was Misther Denis Dogherty who kept the running dog [00:47.56]There was little crooked Paddy from the Tiraloughett bog [00:50.29]There was boys from every Barony and girls from every art [00:53.12]And the beautiful Miss Bradys in a private a** and cart [00:55.95]And along with them came the bouncing Mrs Cafferty [00:59.09]Little Micky Mulligan was also to the fore [01:01.51]Rose Suzanne and Margaret O'Rafferty [01:04.45]The flower of Ardmagullion and the pride of Pethravore [01:06.99]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [01:10.01]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [01:12.69]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [01:15.40]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball [01:18.38] [01:23.72]First little Micky Mulligan got up to show them how [01:26.41]And then the Widda' Cafferty steps out and makes her bow [01:28.74]I could dance you off [01:29.96]Your legs sez her as sure as you are born [01:32.12]If you'll only make the piper play [01:33.38]The hare was in the corn [01:34.74]So Phil plays up to the best of his ability [01:36.98] [01:37.67]The lady and the gentleman began to do their share [01:40.69]Faith then Mick it's you that has agility [01:43.33]Begorra Mrs Cafferty yer lepping like a hare [01:45.99]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [01:48.93]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [01:51.54]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [01:54.26]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball [01:57.31] [02:02.58]Then Phil the Fluther tipped a wink to little Crooked Pat [02:05.31]I think it's nearly time sez he for passing round the hat [02:08.14]So Paddy pass'd the caubeen round and looking mighty cute [02:10.89]Sez You've got to pay the piper when he toothers on the flute [02:13.68]Then all joined in wid the greatest joviality [02:15.98] [02:16.68]Covering the buckle and the shuffle and the cut [02:19.49]Jigs were danced of the very finest quality [02:22.15]But the Widda' bet the company at handling the fut [02:24.59]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [02:27.59]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [02:30.34]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [02:33.01]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball