Pat and the Donkey<br>
Pat and the Donkey<br>
Traditional<br>
Entire song mp3 (99K)<br>
Pat and the Donkey is sung by Donal Hegarty<br>
Please refer to Cantaria's Copyright information<br>
Notes: This song is traditional as far as we know -- Donal<br>
is the only place we've heard/found this song. If you have a reference for<br>
it,<br>
please let us know!<br>
Oh Pat was a decent Irish boy<br>
He left the County Clare<br>
He said he'd go to London to see the sites there<br>
He'd often heard that London was a very pretty place<br>
Oh bedad, says Pat, I'll go and see if that be the case<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
Oh when he went to London, bedad he was surprised<br>
The sight of that fair city fairly dazzled Paddy's eyes<br>
And going down the road one day, meditating to himself<br>
He met a ragged cockney and donkey selling dill<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
The damned ould ragged Cockney would not let poor Paddy pass<br>
He said speak up to your brother and he pointed to the ass<br>
Bedad says Pat, I'm very sure, I have no brother here,<br>
But turning to the ass, he whispered something inhis ear<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
While kneeling by the ass awise, what did he do<br>
He slipped a pebble in his ear, he did bedad that's true<br>
The ass went mad, upset the cart, broke all the earthen ware<br>
The damned ould ragged Cockney, he went crazy clear and clear<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
Well the Cockney called the peelers, for to take poor Pat in charge<br>
Saying, seize this Irish vagabond, he should not be at large<br>
Oh where you English ballpeen, Patty shouted with a smile<br>
You took me for an ass because I came from Erin's Isle<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
That's nonsense said the magistrate, you know the ass went mad<br>
I do bedad said Paddy, and for that I am quite sad<br>
Behave yourself said the magistrate, we'll have no nonsense here<br>
But come and tell me every word you whispered in his ear<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
I will bedad said Paddy, your request I'll not refuse<br>
For you've often heard that donkeys are very fond of news<br>
And then I thought of what to say to make a donkey cheer<br>
And now I'll tell you every word I whispered in his ear<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
I said in dear old Ireland, all wrongs they are redressed<br>
All noble hearted Irishmen no longer are repressed<br>
We've got rid of all the landlords, and to ourselves we had<br>
Sure when the donkey heard, by jaysus he went mad<br>
Oh rattlee fol di little li dum<br>
Right fol dee dee<br>
Well the magistrate from laughing, sure he had to hold his head<br>
For he looked at poor old Paddy and he thought on what he said<br>
And turning on to Pat said he, a clever boy you are<br>
And for your clever answer I'll dismiss you from the bar.<br>