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Darby O'Gill

Irish Scottish Celtic Rock Blues original Songs in a Stage show of Comedy Fun and Diversion from Life with Love Beer Drink and Spirit

Darby O'Gill is a Canby, OR music artist specializing in Traditional Irish World, active on SoundClick since 2006. With over 30 original tracks available on SoundClick, the catalog spans traditional irish world releases built for free streaming.

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With 243K streams and being featured on over 100+ playlists on SoundClick — and a track record of reaching #1 on the SoundClick World chart — Darby O'Gill has established a strong presence in the independent traditional irish world space. Explore the full catalog on SoundClick.

"Finnegan's Wake (Live)" is a Traditional Irish World track by Darby O'Gill on SoundClick. Darby O'Gill demonstrates a clear artistic voice throughout. The arrangement unfolds with a natural ease, guiding the listener through a more immersive experience. It has reached the top 10 on the SoundClick Traditional Irish chart, peaking at #1. If Lyrics, Celtic and Comedy is in your rotation, "Finnegan's Wake (Live)" belongs there too — find it on SoundClick.

Song Info

Genre

World • Traditional Irish

Charts

Peak #5

Peak in subgenre #1

Author

Trad. PD.

Rights

1996, Darby O'Gill

Uploaded

June 15, 2009

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.5 MB • 128 kbps • 3:48 minutes

Lyrics

Finnegans Wake
Traditional


Tim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street; a gentleman - Irish, mighty odd
Hed a beautiful brogue so rich and sweet; and to rise in the world he carried a hod
Now Tim had a sort of a tipplin way; with the love of the liqueur poor Tim was born
And to help him on with his way each day hed a drop of the craythur every morn

Chorus:
Wack fol the dol now dance to yer partner, welt the floor, your trotters shake
Wasnt it the truth that I told ye: lots o fun at Finnegans wake

One mornin Tim was rather full. His head felt heavy which made him shake
He fell off the ladder and broke his skull and they carried him home his corpse to wake
They rolled him up in a nice clean sheet and laid him out upon the bed
With a bottle of whiskey at his feet and a gallon of porter at his head

His friends assembled at the wake, and the widow Finnegan called for lunch
First she brought in tay and cakes, then pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch
Biddy OBrien began to cry: Such a nice clean corpse did you ever see
Tim, Mavourneen, why did ye die? Shut yer gob said Paddy McGhee

Then Maggie OConnor took up the job: O Biddy, says she, youre wrong Im sure
Then Biddy fetched her a belt in the gob and left her sprawlin on the floor
Civil war did then engage; twas woman to woman and man to man
Shelelaigh law was all the rage and a row and a ruction soon began

Then Mickey Maloney ducked his head as a bottle of whiskey flew at him
It missed, and landing on the bed, the whiskey scattered over Tim
Tim revived, bedad he arises; Timothy risin from the bed
Sayin: Whirl yer whiskey around like blazes; thunder and Jesus, do ye think Im dead

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