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You may think by the line I'm distorting,
I once kissed the great blarney stone;
I've not, but I'll tell you a story,
I've often kissed Mother Malone.
I'd always walk in with me swagger,
As if the whole place were me own;
I'd sit meself down with "Good evenin',
How are you old Mother Malone?"
Then I'd kiss the old woman and hug the old man,
Give Johnny a dollar and shake hands with Dan;
Fight for me sister and do all I can, do all I can,
Then I'd walk out with me girl Mary Ann.
I'd only been courtin' a fortnight,
When her heart and her hand I had won;
And as soon as I entered the kitchen,
The old lady she called me her son.
Now Johnny's me pal and big brother,
And of him I keep on the right side;
I kiss and I flatter his sister,
For she is me darling and pride.
Then I'd kiss the old woman and hug the old man,
Give Johnny a dollar and shake hands with Dan;
Fight for me sister and do all I can, do all I can,
Then I'd walk out with me girl Mary Ann.
Then I'd walk out with me girl Mary Ann.
This variant and the recording in the YouTube video above arranged by Harry Hibbs [1942-1989] (Fourth, trk#5, 1970, Arc Sound Ltd., Toronto, Ontario).
See more songs by Harry Hibbs.
Another variant was arranged and recorded by Neal O'Leary of Western Bay, NL (While I was gone, trk#7, 2004, recorded at Great Big Studios, St. John's, NL).
See more songs by Neal O'Leary.
The YouTube video below features a recording by John White of St. John's, NL (John White At The Caribou Club, trk#9, 1968, Arc Sound Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, recorded at Bay Studios under the direction of Ben Weatherby).
