Mick McGilligan's Ball Songtext
von Paddy Noonan and His Grand Band

Mick McGilligan one fine day
Got a lotta money from the USA
All from the death of his uncle Joe
He got a million and a half or so
Says McGilligan "I′ll have a fancy ball
Down at the old ancestral hall"
Invited the neighbors, everyone
"Would you some music and some ale and fun?"
And they all went down to Mick McGilligan's ball
Where they had to tear the paper off the wall
To make room for all the people in the hall
All the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise
At Mick McGilligan′s ball
Hey


The neighbors came from near and far
Mulligan arrived in a motor car
Old Mrs. Reilly, bless her heart
Came with her family in a donkey cart
Pat O'Rafferty arrived in an airplane
You'll never see the likes again
And there was a shout when the two old Skins
Came along at a gallop with two Miss Quinns
And they all went down to Mick McGilligan′s ball
Where they had to tear the paper off the wall
To make room for all the people in the hall
Oh the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise
At Mick McGilligan′s ball
Hey