Come Down, Mcginnis - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
COME DOWN, McGINNIS. Copyright, 1891. by Frank Harding.. Written and Composed by Wm. Gilligan. Arranged by Wm. Loraine. 
McGinnis drove a coal cart and a steady man was he, He never drank a drop at all, for fear he couldn't see; His wife was superstitious, and she brought him up the same; So he had a sign for every thing that happened. While riding on a ton of coal one wet and stormy day. The street caved in, the horse fell through, Mac looked down in dismay; He went and got a block and fall, to hoist the quadruped, When he heard a voice below that made him tremble: 
Chorus., Come down, McGinnis; I'm waiting for you daily; Come down, McGinnis, and don't you break away; Although your mind is aisy, I know you will go crazy, Come down, McGinnis, I want you. 
His horse was gone, he lost his job, but yet did not despair; He went to work along the docks with strapping Paddy Clare; A sloop was anchored at the pier, her cargo out of sight, So they buckled down like troopers in a battle. While hoisting up a load of brick, the sling was seen to sway, The derrick creaked, the; rope got slack, the whole thing gave away, Poor paddy landed through the hatch, a total wreck was he, When McGinnis heard the same familiar warning:- Chorus. 
From that he went to laboring with shovel and a pick, Along with some Italians, and he was the only Mick; They worked down in a sand-bank, making sixty cents a day; But he bossed the gang, so everything went lovely; He ordered them to dig down deep, but quicker than a flash, The bank caved in, but he was saved-it was an awful crash; He then began to dig them out, And thought he'd find them dead, But they whispered through a sewer-pipe beneath him:- Chorus. 
At last he gave up working, and was taken sick to bed; His wife did everything she could to suit his raving head: He yelled all night, be yelled all day, his lungs were growing sore; Sure she knew he cou'dn't linger how much longer; She brought his friends to see him just before he passed away; He leaned upon his elbow, and he said he'd like to stay; But just as he expired, sure they heard the welcome call From the regions down beneath the land and water:-Chorus.