Irish Song Lyrics 
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Jolly Tinker, The Traditional 
As I went down a shady lane, as a door I chanced to knock Have you any pots or kettles with rusty holes to block? 
Well, indeed I have, don't you know I have? To me rightful loora laddie, well, indeed I have 
The missus came out to the door and she asked me to come in Sayin': "You're welcome jolly tinker and I hope you brought your tin?" 
Well, indeed I did, don't you know I did? To me rightful loora laddie, well, indeed I did 
She took me through the kitchen and she led me through the hall And the servants cried: "The divil, has he come to block us all?" 
Well, indeed I have, don't you know I have? To me rightful loora laddie, well, indeed I have 
She took me up the stairs, me lads, to show me what to do And she fell on the featherbed and I fell on it too 
Well, indeed I did, don't you know I did? To me rightful loora laddie, well, indeed I did 
She then picked up the frying-pan and she began to knock For to let the servants know, me lads, that I was at me work 
Well, indeed I was, don't you know I was? To me rightful loora laddie, well, indeed I was 
She put her hand into her pocket and she pulled out twenty pound Say: "Take this me jolly tinker and we'll have another round 
Well, indeed we will, don't you know we will? To me rightful loora laddie, well, indeed we will 
Well, I've been a jolly tinker for this forty years or more Oh, but such a lovely job as that I never did before 
Well, indeed I didn't, don't you know I didn't? To me rightful loora laddie Well, indeed I didn't