Sep 12, 2024 -- 3:17PM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:
Now, Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of noteFell in for a fortune, and he bought himself a goatSays he, "Sure of goat's milk I'm going to have me fill!"But when he bought a nanny home, he found it was a BillAll the young ladies who live in KillaloeThey're all wearing bustles like their mothers used to doThey each wear a bolster beneath the petty coatAnd leave the rest to Providence and Paddy McGinty's goat!Mrs. Burke to her daughter said, "Listen, Mary JaneWho was the lad you were cuddling in the lane?He'd long wiry whiskers all hanging from his chin""Twas only Pat McGinty's goat, " she answered with a grinThen she went away from the village in disgraceShe came back with powder and paint upon her faceShe'd rings on her fingers, and she wore a sable coatYou'd bet your life she didn't get those from Paddy McGinty's goatNow, Norah McCarthy, the knot was going to tieShe washed all her trousseau and she hung it out to dryAlong came the goat and he saw the bits of whiteAnd chewed up all her falderals upon her wedding night"Oh turn out the light quick!" she shouted out to PatFor though I'm your bride, sure I'm not worth looking atI'd had two of everything, I told you when I wroteBut now I've one of nothing, all thro' Paddy McGinty's goatMickey Riley, he went to the races t'other dayHe won 20 dollars and he shouted, "Hip Hooray!"He held up the note, shouting "Look what I've got!"The goat came up and grabbed it and he swallowed up the lot"He's eaten me banknote, " said Mickey with the humpThey ran for the doctor, and they got a stomach pumpThey pumped and they pumped for that 20 dollar noteBut all they got was ninepence out of Paddy McGinty's goatNow old Paddy's Goat had a wonderous appetiteAnd one day for breakfast, he had some dynamiteA whole box of matches he swallowed all sereneThen out he went and swallowed up a quart of paraffinHe sat by the fireside, he didn't give a hangHe swallowed a spark and exploded with a bangSo if you go to heaven, you can bet a dollar noteThat the Angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty's Goat
REPORTED. Expect a knock on the door from the authorities.