Paddy McGinty's Goat
Val DoonicanVersion1
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Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note
Came into a fortune, so bought himself a goat
Said he, "Sure, of goat's milk I mean to have my fill!"
But when he got his Nanny home, he found it was a Bill
And now all the ladies who live in Killaloo
Are all wearing bustles like their mothers used to do
They each wear a bolster beneath the petticoat
And leave the rest to Providence and Paddy McGinty's goat!
Missis Burke to her daughter said, "Listen, Mary Jane,
Now who was the man you were cuddling in the lane?
He'd long wiry whiskers all hanging from his chin"
"Twas only Pat McGinty's goat, " she answer'd with a grin
Then she went away from the village in disgrace
She came back with powder and paint upon her face
She'd rings on her fingers, and she wore a sable coat
You bet your life they never came from Paddy McGinty's goat
Little Norah McCarthy the knot was going to tie
She washed all her trousseau and hung it out to dry
Then up came the goat and he saw the bits of white:
He chewed up all her falderals, and on her wedding night:
"Oh turn out the gas quick!" she shouted out to Pat
For though l'm your bride, sure l'm not worth looking at
I'd got two of ev'rything, I told you when I wrote
But now I've one of nothing, all thro' Paddy McGinty's goat'
Mickey Riley he went to the races t'other day
He won twenty dollars and shouted, "Hip Hooray!!"
He held up the note, shouting "Look what I've got!"
The goat came up and grabbed at it and swallowed all the lot
"He's eaten my banknote," said Mickey, with the hump
They ran for the doctor, he brought a stomach pump
He pumped and he pumped for that twenty dollar note
But all he got was ninepence out of Paddy McGinty's goat
Now oul' Paddy's goat had a wonderous appetite
And one day for breakfast he had some dynamite
A big box o' matches he swallowed all serene
Then out he went and swallowed up a quart o' par-a-feen!
He sat by the fireside, he didn't give a hang
He swallowed a spark and exploded with a bang
So, if you go to heaven, you can bet a dollar note
That the angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty's Goat.
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Readable chord sheet for Paddy McGinty's Goat by Val Doonican
[E7] [A]Patrick [E7]McGinty,[A] an Iris[A#dim]hman of note [Bm]Came int[E7]o a fortun[Bm]e, so bought [E7]himself a goat Said he, "[A]Sure, of goat'[E7]s milk I[A] mean to ha[A#dim]ve my fill!" But [Bm]when he got h[E7]is Nanny home, he[A] found it was a Bill And now [A]all the ladie[E7]s who li[A]ve i[E7]n Killaloo Are a[Bm]ll weari[E7]ng bustles l[Bm]ike their mo[E7]thers used to do They e[D]ach wear[Gdim] a bolst[Bm]er beneath the pe[A]tticoat And l[Bm]eave the re[E7]st to Provi[A]dence and Paddy McGinty's goat! Missis Burke to her daughter said, "Listen, Mary Jane, Now who was the man you were cuddling in the lane? He'd long wiry whiskers all hanging from his chin" "Twas only Pat McGinty's goat, " she answer'd with a grin Then she went away from the village in disgrace She came back with powder and paint upon her face She'd rings on her fingers, and she wore a sable coat You bet your life they never came from Paddy McGinty's goat Little Norah McCarthy the knot was going to tie She washed all her trousseau and hung it out to dry Then up came the goat and he saw the bits of white: He chewed up all her falderals, and on her wedding night: "Oh turn out the gas quick!" she shouted out to Pat For though l'm your bride, sure l'm not worth looking at I'd got two of ev'rything, I told you when I wrote But now I've one of nothing, all thro' Paddy McGinty's goat' Mickey Riley he went to the races t'other day He won twenty dollars and shouted, "Hip Hooray!!" He held up the note, shouting "Look what I've got!" The goat came up and grabbed at it and swallowed all the lot "He's eaten my banknote," said Mickey, with the hump They ran for the doctor, he brought a stomach pump He pumped and he pumped for that twenty dollar note But all he got was ninepence out of Paddy McGinty's goat Now oul' Paddy's goat had a wonderous appetite And one day for breakfast he had some dynamite A big box o' matches he swallowed all serene Then out he went and swallowed up a quart o' par-a-feen! He sat by the fireside, he didn't give a hang He swallowed a spark and exploded with a bang So, if you go to heaven, you can bet a dollar note That the angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty's Goat.