As I was sitting by the fire
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Talking to O'Reilly's daughter
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Suddenly a thought came into my head
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I'd like o marry O'Reilly's daughter.
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Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (bang bang bang) Play it on your old big drum.
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Reilly played on the big bass drum
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Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter
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Reilly had a bright red glittering eye
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And he kept that eye on his lovely daughter.
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Her hair was black and her eyes were blue
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The colonel and the major and the captain sought her
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The sergeant and the private and the drummer boy too
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But they never had a chance with Reilly's daughter.
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I got me a ring and a parson too
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Got me a scratch in a married quarter
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Settled me down to a peaceful life
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Happy as a king with Reilly's daughter.
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Suddenly a footstep on the stairs
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Who should it be but Reilly out for slaughter
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With two pistols in his hands
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Looking for the man who had married his daughter.
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I caught O'Reilly by the hair
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Rammed his head in a pail of water
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Fired his pistols into the air
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A damned sight quicker than I married his daughter
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O'Reilly's Daughter
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