26-09-2018, 01:37 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by
gumbud
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bloody germans ; bloody germans - sshh - don't mention the war!!
Can we ever forget that classic episode of Fawlty Towers.
Plenty of Irish names at this hooley, it's a very old song me granny used to sing at "Do's"
Hannigan’s Hooely (Jim Toland)
Now Hannigan was an Irish man, he came from Erin's Isle
He was a rogue who had a brogue you'd hear for half a mile
When Hannigan gives a Hooley now the news soon gets about
Though you may be a stranger, if you're passin' by, he'd shout
Hey, come into the parlour now, and make yourself at home
Come into the parlour, sure you won't be on your own
There's Mick McGee, There's Rafferty, There's Murphy and Muldoon
They say McGilligan's daughter, doesn't know the taste of water
Ah There's kegs are stout, they're stickin' out, there's grub for half the town
There's bottles of good Poteen if you want to wash it down
So if you're Irish, your sure of a welcome
For there's a Hooley on at Hannigan's house tonight
Now theres a Hannigan, Brannigan, Mickey Malone Mrs O'Rafferty, Bridget McKewn
The Ballamaquillty Band will play a jig with all it's might
And if Brady meets O'Grady, there'll be ructions or a fight
Take it from me, there's a hell of a spree at Hannigan's house tonight
Come into the parlour, now and make yourself at home
Come into the parlour, sure you won't be on your own
There's ton's of ham and there's legs of lamb If you look around the room
The Knives and forks are flashing
And there's nothing on the ration
There's quite a store of eggs galore there's corned beef and there's veal
There's a sit down tea and a stand up fight at every bloomin meal So if you're Irish,
Come into the Parlour For there's a Hooley on at Hannigan's house tonight
For there's a Hooley on at Hannigan's house tonight.