Phil The Fluter's Ball-The Dubliners

[ti:Phil The Fluter's Ball] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:20 Greatest Ever Irish Ballads - Volume 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Phil The Fluter's Ball - The Dubliners [00:03.42]Have you heard of Phil the Fluther of the town of Ballymuck [00:05.93]The times were going hard with him in fact the man was broke [00:08.32]So we just sent out a notice to his neighbours one an all [00:10.98]As to how he'd like their company that evening at a ball [00:13.50]And when writing out he was careful to suggest to them [00:16.19]That if they found a hat of his convenient to the dure [00:18.65]The more they put in whenever he requested them [00:21.15]The better would the music be for batthering the flure [00:23.17]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [00:26.19]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [00:28.66]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [00:31.03]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball [00:33.98] [00:36.02]There was Misther Denis Dogherty who kept the running dog [00:38.48]There was little crooked Paddy from the Tiraloughett bog [00:40.83]There was boys from every Barony and girls from every art [00:43.42]And the beautiful Miss Bradys in a private a** and cart [00:45.98]And along with them came the bouncing Mrs Cafferty [00:48.39]Little Micky Mulligan was also to the fore [00:51.03]Rose Suzanne and Margaret O'Rafferty [00:53.67]The flower of Ardmagullion and the pride of Pethravore [00:55.91]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [00:58.71]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [01:01.20]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [01:03.52]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball [01:05.97] [01:26.08]First little Micky Mulligan got up to show them how [01:28.57]And then the Widda' Cafferty steps out and makes her bow [01:30.93]I could dance you off [01:31.76]Your legs sez her as sure as you are born [01:33.55]If you'll only make the piper play [01:34.76]The hare was in the corn [01:36.10]So Phil plays up to the best of his ability [01:38.66]The lady and the gentleman began to do their share [01:41.05]Faith then Mick it's you that has agility [01:43.57]Begorra Mrs Cafferty yer lepping like a hare [01:45.94]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [01:48.58]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [01:51.17]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [01:53.47]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball [01:56.06] [01:58.57]Then Phil the Fluther tipped a wink to little Crooked Pat [02:01.00]I think it's nearly time sez he for passing round the hat [02:03.43]So Paddy pass'd the caubeen round and looking mighty cute [02:05.94]Sez You've got to pay the piper when he toothers on the flute [02:08.54]Then all joined in wid the greatest joviality [02:11.17]Covering the buckle and the shuffle and the cut [02:13.69]Jigs were danced of the very finest quality [02:16.20]But the Widda' bet the company at handling the fut [02:18.16]With the toot of the flute And the twiddle of the fiddle O [02:21.13]Hopping in the middle like a herring on the griddle O [02:23.59]Up down hands around crossing to the wall [02:26.04]Oh hadn't we the gaiety at Phil the fluther's ball