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Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
We started at O'Reilly's,
Then down to Bridie Molloy's,
Headed on down to Trapper's
Where we met up with all the boys;
We lifted the drinks up one by one
And how we watched them fall,
Tonight we'll have ourselves a tune,
We'll have the grandest of them all.
Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
The barmaid kept us going,
She kept us well supplied,
We drank and drank to our hearts' content,
But couldn't drink her dry;
So, Lord, now can you tell me,
Have I been so wrong,
To be out here with all my friends
And singin' songs?
Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
I don't remember all that much,
What happened late last night,
But I do remember stumblin' home
In the early mornin' light;
Old Sam, that man,
I must have done him wrong,
'Cause he left me down here on my knees,
Prayin' to the porcelain gods!
Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
Well, old St. John's is sinkin',
I think I'm gonna swim,
I'll be half an hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows I'm dead;
I said it once. I'll say it twice.
I'll say it once again,
O'Leary, play that bagpipe,
Let the party here begin.
