Folk and Traditional Song Lyrics:
Im an Honest Irish Laborer
I'm an Honest Irish Laborer
I'm an Honest Irish Laborer
I'm an honest Irish Laborer and I came from the County Clare
Once I had a farm there with nothin much to spare
But I had to sell me donkey and me famous billy goat
And with the money I received, to Glasgow took the boat
In the mornin, when I landed there, before me hair got dry
I was started at the Micky Dam in a place they Mull Guy
And the ganger that I started with, they call him John the Mouse
And the very first day that I got there, at me he'd start to grouse
Well, I quickly surprised him and I said, ""You little rat.
I'll tie a string around you're neck and throw you to the cat""
For I'm as strong as any lion. I was reared on eggs and ham
I'm a terror to all fightin' round the Micky Dam
Well, this roused the mouse's temper and at me he made to jump.
He swore he'd paralyze me with the handle of a pump
But, I quickly surprised him and I grabbed him by the coat
And I shook that monkey 'til the tail fell off his coat
For I'm as strong as any lion. I was reared on eggs and ham
I'm a terror to all fightin' round the Micky Dam
Well, the big hotels we're stopping at, they call them navvies huts
And the fleas and bugs that are in the bed are as big as coconuts
Of a Saturday night, when I get home, I stands behind the door
And as they come out, one by one, I bashed them to the floor
For I'm as strong as any lion. I was reared on eggs and ham
I'm a terror to all fighten round the Micky Dam
DM
OCT98