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The Night Pat Murphy Died Lyrics
Oh the night that Pat Murphy died
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't got sober yet
As long as abottle was passed around,
every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play
[Chorus]
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their runner and their pride
They said it was a sin or shame and they winked at one another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner
pouring out her grief
Kelly and his gang came
tearing down the street
They went into an empty room
and a bottle of whiskey stole
They put the bottle with the corpse
to keep that whiskey cold
[Chorus]
About two o'clock in the morning
after empty'ing the jug
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid
to see poor Paddy's mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy
couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we argued
it was nine
[Chorus]
They stopped the hearse on George Street
outside Sundance Saloon
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard,
so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there,
they'd left the corpse behind!
[Chorus]
Oh the night that Pat Murphy died
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't got sober yet
As long as abottle was passed around,
every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play
[Chorus]
Well every drink in the place was full
the night Pat Murphy died
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't got sober yet
As long as abottle was passed around,
every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their runner and their pride
They said it was a sin or shame and they winked at one another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
pouring out her grief
Kelly and his gang came
tearing down the street
They went into an empty room
and a bottle of whiskey stole
They put the bottle with the corpse
to keep that whiskey cold
after empty'ing the jug
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid
to see poor Paddy's mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy
couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we argued
it was nine
outside Sundance Saloon
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard,
so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there,
they'd left the corpse behind!
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't got sober yet
As long as abottle was passed around,
every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play
the night Pat Murphy died
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This song is in my will, if I don't have a funeral similar to this, no one gets anything cept the kinds in those christian commercials, mwahahaha
This song brings back some great childhood memories. :')
Awesommmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeee
about sending off a good friend in the best way possible, by celebrating them, not mourning them. comical overtone of course but it's an awsome song because of it.
Isn't it "their HONOUR and their pride"?
^^^ I think so, yeah.. Great song.
Wow, you guys are so off... the song is a newfoundland folk song written in the late 1800's. Its about a bunch of wild kids starting a riot that ends up getting Pat Murphy killed. BUT... they are not mourning, they all hated him. Thats why "they said it was a silly shame, and they WINKED at one another" and "EVERY DRINK IN THE PLACE WAS FULL." Hell, they stopped the funeral procession at a bar to get hammered and left the corpse. The last verse from the original goes as such:
It was twenty years ago me boys that old Pat was put underground And every year to celebrate they all push the jug around They gather at the graveyard and pour vinegar in his ditch Cuz everybody hated that lousy son-of-a-bitch
...still want this to be your funeral?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Paddy_Murphy_Died
sorry b'ys. but it's about celebrating a good friend. sure kindof using it as an excuse to party, but still, there is no riot.
yeah Wyontt... boy, are you off the mark. Try singing that verse with the music, it doesn't fit.
Comedy value aside, it describes with fair accuracy an Irish wake. There would be drinking, games and the body laid out in the middle of it all. People would play cards with the dead, actually dealing him into the card game because that's what friends are for. The body is not left alone but has someone there around the clock. The wake was the final party for the dead. And before you think that I've been snookered by the song, guess again. My information comes from the Dublin Irish Festival Wake Tent. http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/cultural/reenactors/wake.php
I was never quite sure how much they were celebrating Patty's life and how much they were celebrating his death. In the end, I think they really were friends with the guy, and while it is indeed a sinnin' shame he died, it's also a wonderful excuse for a party.