The Old Alarm Clock (2012 - Remaster)-The Dubliners

[ti:The Old Alarm Clock] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:All the Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Old Alarm Clock (2012 - Remaster) - The Dubliners [00:07.96]When first I came to London [00:10.36]In the year of thirty nine [00:12.42] [00:13.28]The city looked so wonderful [00:16.10]And the girls were so divine [00:17.61] [00:18.42]But the coppers got suspicious [00:20.92]And they soon gave me the knock [00:22.88] [00:23.46]I was charged with being the owner [00:25.92]Of an old alarm clock [00:27.49] [00:29.54]Oh next morning down by Barber street [00:32.43]I caused no little stir [00:33.78] [00:34.81]The IRA were busy [00:36.70] [00:37.24]And the telephones did burr [00:39.76]Said the judge I'm going to charge you [00:42.26]With the possession of this machine [00:43.95] [00:44.65]And I'm also going to charge you [00:47.09]With the wearing of the green [00:48.81] [00:50.53]Now says I to him Your honor [00:53.14]If you'll give me half a chance [00:55.00] [00:55.73]I'll show you how me small machine [00:58.36]Can make the peelers dance [01:00.06] [01:00.69]It ticks away politely [01:03.03]Till you get an awful shock [01:04.77] [01:05.43]And it ticks away the gelignite [01:07.89]In me old alarm clock [01:09.26] [01:11.25]Said the judge Now listen here my man [01:14.13]And I'll tell you of our plan [01:15.51] [01:16.37]For you and all your countrymen [01:18.76]I do not give a damn [01:20.99]The only time you'll take is mine [01:23.59]Ten years in Dartmoor dock [01:25.30] [01:25.86]And you can count it by the ticking [01:27.58] [01:28.16]Of your old alarm clock [01:29.50] [01:31.61]Now this lonely Dartmoor prison [01:34.09]Would put many in the jigs [01:36.17] [01:36.76]The cell it isn't pretty [01:39.17]And it isn't very big [01:40.78] [01:41.51]Sure I'd long ago have left the place [01:43.90] [01:44.54]If I had only got [01:46.24] [01:47.35]Ah me couple of sticks of gelignite [01:49.77] [01:50.35]And me old alarm clock