Now Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note Fell into a fortune, so bought himself a goat Say's he, "Sure, of goat's milk I mean to have my fill!" But when he brought the Nanny home, he found it was a Bill
And now all the ladies who live in Killaloo Are all wearing bustles like their mothers used to do They each wear a bolster beneath the petticoat And leave the rest to Providence and Paddy McGinty's goat!
Missis Burke to her daughter said, "Listen, Mary Jane, Now who was the man you were cuddling in the lane? He'd long wiry whiskers all hanging from his chin." "Twas only Pat McGinty's goat, " she answer'd with a grin
Then she went away from the village in disgrace She came back with powder and paint upon her face She'd rings on her fingers, and she wore a sable coat And I'll bet your life she didn't get those from Paddy McGinty's goat
Now Norah McCarthy the knot was going to tie She washed all her trousseau and hung it out to dry Along came the goat and he saw the bits of white: He chewed up all her falderals, and on her wedding night:
"Oh turn out the light quick!" she shouted out to Pat For though l'm your bride, sure l'm not worth looking at I'd got two of ev'rything, I told you when I wrote But now I've won another naught through Paddy McGinty's goat.'
Mickey Riley he went to the races t'other day He won twenty dollars and shouted, "Hip Hooray!!" He held up the note, shouting "Look what I've got!" The goat came up and grabbed at it and swallowed all the lot
"He's eaten me banknote," said Mickey, with the hump They went for the doctor, he got a stomach pump They pumped and they pumped for that twenty dollar note But all they got was ninepence out of Paddy McGinty's goat
Now old Paddy's Goat had a wonderous appetite And one day for breakfast he ate some dynamite A big box of matches he swallowed all serene And out he went and swallowed up a quart of paraffin
He sat by the fireside, he didn't give a hang Swallowed a spark and exploded and exploded with a bang SO if you go to heaven you can bet the dollar note.... That the Angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty's GoatTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
