The Louse House Of Kilkenny
Oh, the first of me downfall I set out the doorI straight made me way on for Carrick-on-SuirGoing out by Rathronan 'twas late in the nightGoing out the West Gate for to view the gaslightRadley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
I went to the town's hall to see the big lampAnd who should I meet but a bloody big trampI finally stepped over and to him I said:"Will you kindly direct me to where I'll get a bed?"Radley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
'Twas then he directed me down to Cooks LaneTo where old Buck St John kept an old sleeping cageFrom out of the door was a small piece of boardHung out on two nails with a short piece of cordRadley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
I looked up and down till I found out the doorAnd a queerer old household sure I ne'er saw beforeThen the Misses came out and these words to me said:"If you give me three coppers, sure I'll give you a bed"Radley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
Well I then stood aside with me back to the wallAnd the next thing I saw was an oul cobbler's stallAnd there was the cobbler and he mending his broguesWith his hammers and pinchers all laid in a rowRadley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
Then she brought me upstairs and she put out the lightAnd in less than five minutes I had to show fightAnd in less than five more when the story was bestThe fleas came around me and brought me a curseRadley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
'Twas all around me body they formed a march'Twas all around me body they played the Death marchFor the bloody oul major gave me such a pickThat he nearly made away with half of me hipRadley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo
Now I'm going to me study, these lines to pen downAnd if any poor traveller should e'er come to townAnd if any poor traveller should be nighted like meBeware of Buck St John and his black cavalryRadley fal the diddle ayRadley fal the diddle airo