Phil the Fluter's Ball-John Roche

[ti:Phil the Fluter's Ball] [ar:John Roche] [al:Songs of Percy French's Ireland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.68]Phil the Fluter's Ball - John Roche [00:01.43]Written by： Percy French [00:02.18] [00:06.37]Have you heard of Phil the Fluther of the town of Ballymuck [00:09.30]The times were going hard with him in fact the man was broke [00:12.22]So he just sent an invitation to his neighbours one an all [00:15.08]As to how he'd like their company that evening at a ball [00:18.16]And when writin' out he was careful to suggest to them [00:21.18]That if they found a hat of his convenient at the door [00:23.94]The more they put in whenever he requested them [00:27.18]The better would the music be for batterin' the floor [00:29.67]With a toot on the flute and a twiddle on the fiddle-O [00:33.09]Hopping in the middle like a herrin' on the griddle-O [00:35.81]Up Down Hands around And crossing to the wall [00:38.75]Sure hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the Fluther's Ball [00:41.87] [00:44.68]First little Micky Mulligan got up to show them how [00:47.73]And then the Widda' Cafferty steps out and makes her bow [00:50.47]I could dance you off your legs sez she as sure as you are born [00:53.36]If ye'll only make the piper play [00:55.00]The hare was in the corn [00:56.52]So Phil plays up to the best of his ability [00:59.43]The lady and the gentleman begin to do their share [01:02.48]Faith then Mick it's you that has agility [01:05.31]Begorra Mrs Cafferty yer leppin' like a hare [01:08.27]With a toot on the flute and a twiddle on the fiddle-O [01:11.17]Hopping in the middle like a herrin' on the griddle-O [01:14.27]Up Down Hands around [01:15.66]And crossing to the wall [01:17.15]Sure hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the Fluther's Ball [01:19.88] [01:23.12]Then Phil the Fluther tipped a wink to little Crooked Pat [01:26.18]I think it's nearly time sez he for passin' round the hat [01:29.14]So Paddy pass'd the caubeen round and looking very cute [01:31.73]Sez ye've got to pay the piper when he tootles on the flute [01:34.48] [01:35.04]Then all joined in wid the best joviality [01:37.91]Covering the buckle and the shuffle and the cut [01:40.42] [01:40.95]Jigs were danced of the very finest quality [01:43.77]But the Widda' bet the company at handling the fut [01:46.60]With a toot on the flute and a twiddle on the fiddle-O [01:49.73]Hopping in the middle like a herrin' on the griddle-O [01:52.54]Up Down Hands around [01:53.98]And crossing to the wall [01:55.44]Sure hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the Fluther's Ball [01:58.91]With a toot on the flute and a twiddle on the fiddle-O [02:03.30]Hopping in the middle like a herrin' on the griddle-O [02:05.39]Up Down Hands around [02:06.44]And crossing to the wall [02:08.59]Sure hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the Fluther's Ball