"The Night Pat Murphy Died"
Great Big Sea
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Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
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Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
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As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
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O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play
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That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
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That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
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They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
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And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
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As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief
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Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street
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They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
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They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold
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About two o'clock in the morning after empty'ing the jug
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Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy's mug
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We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
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And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine
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They stopped the hearse outside Sundance Saloon
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They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
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They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime
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Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!
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Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
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Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet;
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As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
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O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play
[Chorus]
