A recent enquiry in another thread about this song got me looking around, and I found the following, written by J. E. Murphy as Dan McCarthy's Party: sheet music published in 1882 by William J. A. Lieder of New York may be seen at Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885:

Dan McCarthy's party


DAN McCARTHY'S PARTY
(Words and music by J. E. Murphy of "Murphy and Mack," 1882)

1. Dan McCarthy he's a man,
From dear old Paddy's Land,
A fellow that is full of jollity,
And where he does reside,
Is over on the east side,
In a tenement house
Away up in Avenue C.
One night he took a notion
His ideas he put in motion,
Says he, "I'll have a jolly spree."
His friends he invited all.
Sure they were tall and small
To shake a leg at Dan McCarthy's party.

CHORUS: McCarthy, so hearty,
Jump'd on to the floor.
He excited all the tenants
In the tenement with a roar.
Then O'Grady with his lady
He got up to sing.
McCarthy leapt up on his neck,
And done a highland fling.

2. When the table it was set,
Young Lacey made a bet,
That he could fall upon it
And not disturb a thing.
No sooner said than done.
Oh! you never saw such fun
To see him fall and make the dishes ring.
McCarthy got so excited
And young Dasey he invited,
To come outside and have a round or two.
Some fellow shouted, "Mick!"
Dasey threw a brick
Which laid McCarthy out upon the floor.


Midis of the melody line (slightly confusing in bars 14 and 15, so I've just made a "best guess" there) go to the Mudcat Midi Pages; until they appear there, they can be heard via the South Riding Folk Network site:

Dan McCarthy's Party Melody line only
Dan McCarthy's Party Full arrangement for voice and piano (1882)

Malcolm