Reillys Daughter Cifras

[Verse 1]
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As I was sitting by the fire, talking to old Reilly’s daughter
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Suddenly a thought came into me head,
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I’d like to marry old Reilly’s daughter.
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Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Reilly played on the big bass drum,
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Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter
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Reilly had a bright red glittering eye,
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And he kept that eye on his only daughter.
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Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Her hair was black, and her eyes were blue,
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The colonel and the major and the captain sought her
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The sergeant and the private and the drummer boy too
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But they never had a chance with Reilly’s daughter.
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Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.
 
 
[Verse 4]
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Well I got me a ring and a parson too
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Got me a scratch in a married quarter
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Settled me down to a peaceful life
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Happy as a king with Reilly’s daughter.
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Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.
 
 
[Verse 5]
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Suddenly a footstep on the stairs
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Who should it be but Reilly out for slaughter?
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With two pistols in his hands
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Looking for the man who had married his daughter.
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Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.
 
 
[Verse 6]
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I caught old Reilly by the hair
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Rammed his head in a pail of water
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Fired his pistols into the air
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Damned sight quicker than I married his daughter.
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Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae, Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
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Giddy i-ae (clap, clap, clap). Play it on your old big drum.
N.C.
Fresh fish! (spoken)
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