Lanigan's Ball Lyrics

Song	Lanigan's Ball
Artist	Fiddler's Green
Album	Folk's Not Dead
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	In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan
	Battered away till he hadn´t a pound
	And his father died and made him a man again,
	Left him a farm and ten acres of ground
	He gave a grand party to friends and relations
	Who did not forget him when come to the wall
	If you´d only listen, I´ll make your eyes glisten
	At the rows and ructions of Lanigan´s ball
	Myself to be sure to got free invitations
	For all the nice girls and boys I might ask
	In less than a minute both friends and relations
	Were dancing as merry as bees round a cask
	Lashing of punch and wine for the ladies
	Potatoes, cakes, there was bacon and tea
	There were the Nolans, Dolans, O´Grady´s
	Courting the girls and dancing away
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	They were doing all kinds of nonsensical polkas
	Round the room in a whirly gig
	But Julia and I soon banished their nonsense
	And tipped them a twist of a real Irish jig
	Oh how the girl she really got mad and me
	Danced that you´d think that the ceiling would fall
	For I spent three weeks at Brooks Academy
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	The boys were as merry, the girls all hearty
	Dancing around in couples and groups
	Till an accident happened, young Terence McCarthy
	He put his right leg through Miss Finerty´s hoops
	The creature she fainted and cried "Meelia Murther"
	And called for her brothers and gathered them all
	Carmody swore that he´d go no further,
	Till he'd satisfaction at Lanigan´s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	Boys, oh boys, ´tis there was ructions
	Myself got a kick from big Phelim McHugh
	And I soon replied to his kind introduction
	And kicked him a terrible hullabaloo
	Casey the piper was nearly being strangled
	They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all
	And the girls in their ribbons they all got entangled
	And that put an end to Lanigan´s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out - and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan´s ball

	In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan
	Battered away till he hadn t a pound
	And his father died and made him a man again,
	Left him a farm and ten acres of ground
	He gave a grand party to friends and relations
	Who did not forget him when come to the wall
	If you d only listen, I ll make your eyes glisten
	At the rows and ructions of Lanigan s ball
	Myself to be sure to got free invitations
	For all the nice girls and boys I might ask
	In less than a minute both friends and relations
	Were dancing as merry as bees round a cask
	Lashing of punch and wine for the ladies
	Potatoes, cakes, there was bacon and tea
	There were the Nolans, Dolans, O Grady s
	Courting the girls and dancing away
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	They were doing all kinds of nonsensical polkas
	Round the room in a whirly gig
	But Julia and I soon banished their nonsense
	And tipped them a twist of a real Irish jig
	Oh how the girl she really got mad and me
	Danced that you d think that the ceiling would fall
	For I spent three weeks at Brooks Academy
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	The boys were as merry, the girls all hearty
	Dancing around in couples and groups
	Till an accident happened, young Terence McCarthy
	He put his right leg through Miss Finerty s hoops
	The creature she fainted and cried " Meelia Murther"
	And called for her brothers and gathered them all
	Carmody swore that he d go no further,
	Till he' d satisfaction at Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Boys, oh boys, tis there was ructions
	Myself got a kick from big Phelim McHugh
	And I soon replied to his kind introduction
	And kicked him a terrible hullabaloo
	Casey the piper was nearly being strangled
	They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all
	And the girls in their ribbons they all got entangled
	And that put an end to Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball

	In the town of Athy one Jeremy Lanigan
	Battered away till he hadn t a pound
	And his father died and made him a man again,
	Left him a farm and ten acres of ground
	He gave a grand party to friends and relations
	Who did not forget him when come to the wall
	If you d only listen, I ll make your eyes glisten
	At the rows and ructions of Lanigan s ball
	Myself to be sure to got free invitations
	For all the nice girls and boys I might ask
	In less than a minute both friends and relations
	Were dancing as merry as bees round a cask
	Lashing of punch and wine for the ladies
	Potatoes, cakes, there was bacon and tea
	There were the Nolans, Dolans, O Grady s
	Courting the girls and dancing away
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	They were doing all kinds of nonsensical polkas
	Round the room in a whirly gig
	But Julia and I soon banished their nonsense
	And tipped them a twist of a real Irish jig
	Oh how the girl she really got mad and me
	Danced that you d think that the ceiling would fall
	For I spent three weeks at Brooks Academy
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	The boys were as merry, the girls all hearty
	Dancing around in couples and groups
	Till an accident happened, young Terence McCarthy
	He put his right leg through Miss Finerty s hoops
	The creature she fainted and cried " Meelia Murther"
	And called for her brothers and gathered them all
	Carmody swore that he d go no further,
	Till he' d satisfaction at Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Boys, oh boys, tis there was ructions
	Myself got a kick from big Phelim McHugh
	And I soon replied to his kind introduction
	And kicked him a terrible hullabaloo
	Casey the piper was nearly being strangled
	They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all
	And the girls in their ribbons they all got entangled
	And that put an end to Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Six long months doing nothing at all
	Six long months I spent in Dublin
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	And I stepped out and I stepped in again
	Learning to dance for Lanigan s ball

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