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18 Feb 98 - 02:20 PM (#21688) Subject: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: oregon-ken@innocent.com When I was a boy in Montana in the '50s, radio KFBB would frequently play an Irish song that either had the title or main line: " Oh, McCarty had a party at his house the other night............." And, it would go on with many verses. Can anyone help? Thanks |
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24 Feb 98 - 11:06 PM (#22167) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: cf026@freenet.carleton.ca I believe this song is called McCARTHY'S PARTY and I have a recording of it, done in the 70's, by the Carleton Showband from Newfoundland (They used to have a TV show called the Pig and Whistle). Unfortunately it's stored in my mother's basement and I don't have access just now .. maybe this will help trigger some other people's memories? |
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07 Jan 00 - 08:56 AM (#159494) Subject: ADD: McCarthy's Party (part) From: james-a.martin@analog.com I'm pretty sure these are the lyrics for the chorus of the song. My scout leader used sing it at camp fire when we went to summer camp. We (the rest of the troop) sang the chorus and he sang the rest. I think it goes something like this : Oh at McCarthy's Party every one was hearty,If these are correct and you'd like the rest of the lyrics I'll try to get them for you. Regards, James. |
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07 Jan 00 - 10:58 AM (#159549) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: Martin _Ryan Oddly enough, while the song itself doesn't appear to be in the DT - the sequel is! Click HERE Regards |
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01 Sep 00 - 04:56 AM (#289086) Subject: McCarthy's Party From: Joe Offer I found this request from Sings Irish Songs in another thread. -Joe Offer- I reviewed [this old] thread about this song but only the chorus was posted....I was wondering if anyone had the complete lyrics to post. Many thanks! Mary |
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02 Sep 00 - 04:38 AM (#289827) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: SingsIrish Songs Thanks Joe. I had started the new thread so the correct title of the song would be in the thread name. Still no takers.... Mary |
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02 Sep 00 - 05:35 AM (#289831) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarthy's Party From: Joe Offer Hi, Mary - just changing the "subject" in one message will make the thread turn up in our search engines. If we refresh it every few weeks, maybe we'll get an answer. I e-mailed James Martin, who provided the chorus. Maybe he'll come back and give us the rest. -Joe Offer- |
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02 Sep 00 - 05:24 PM (#290019) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Joe I hear this song a few times a year, locally. Now if I can persuade the singer to write it out for me....or find mey little tape recorder! Regards |
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05 Sep 00 - 01:59 AM (#291208) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: SingsIrish Songs Joe, Ya learn something new every day! Never thought about changing the subject within a current thread. Thanks for the tip. I'll keep watch James. Thanks! Mary |
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05 Sep 00 - 08:24 AM (#291275) Subject: Lyr Add: MCCARTHY'S PARTY ^^ From: GUEST,Crazy Eddie As far as I remember
MCCARTHY'S PARTY
Oh! a noble man you'll see, if you'll only look at me,
A lady then did try, for to pacify,
Then began a row, I'll tell it to you now, |
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05 Sep 00 - 08:33 AM (#291282) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Eddie Great! That looks very like the version I hear - though some of the differences suggest it may not be the same tune. Wonder what the "Madame Peters" reference is about? The version I hear doesn't have it. Regards |
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05 Sep 00 - 09:38 AM (#291334) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST,Crazy Eddie Hi Martin, I don't know who Madadame Peters is/was. I always assumed she was an opera singer or similar! Bound to be someone here who know tho'. Regards, Eddie |
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05 Sep 00 - 05:48 PM (#291607) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: duart I heard this song many times as a lad at scout camps. we always sang "Madama Tussaud" instead of "Madame Peters", and the line in the last verse I seem to recall as "Maloney's nose it came in handy" to rhme with "dandy" and "candy".Thanks for the memories: IHaven't heard that song in over 30 years! |
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06 Sep 00 - 11:58 PM (#292597) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: SingsIrish Songs Thanks for posting the one version...I'll keep watch in the event another version is posted... Mary |
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07 Sep 00 - 12:32 PM (#292872) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Just came across a book called "A Little Bit of Heaven" - a collection of Irish-American songs. It gives this one almost word-for-word as above. The only comment it makes is:"Anon. One of the noisiest of party songs, popular since the turn of the century with students." Regards |
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26 Mar 01 - 05:52 PM (#426140) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST,G. Swanton My g-grandfather sang a version of this song that began something like: "Mrs. McCarty gave a party when her daughter Mary Anne turned 21"... The party degenerated into a brawl.. Is this a very of the same song? Thanks! |
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28 Jun 01 - 03:47 PM (#494185) Subject: Lyr Add: DAN McCARTHY'S PARTY (J. E. Murphy) From: Malcolm Douglas 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 |
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29 Jun 01 - 11:31 AM (#494825) Subject: Lyr Add: MCCARTHY'S PARTY From: GUEST,Barry O'Mahony That recent request on a different thread could have been me; as a guest I am only learning how to get around. Here's a verse my Dad gave me I'd like to share;
They kicked up such a din, Any more verses out there?
Keep singing! |
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12 Jan 02 - 06:56 AM (#626489) Subject: RE: Need Lyrics: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: breezy the Oldham Tinkers do it and its on one of their recordings , it was played on folk on 2 some time this year and I did the decent thing. |
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24 Oct 04 - 02:42 PM (#1305769) Subject: RE: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST,Eddie O'Hara This song was brilliantly recorded by Ruby Murray. A couple of years ago I had it on a Ruby Murray CD that I purchased from a music store. Absolutely fantastic! Other songs on the Cd included: Lovely Leitrim The Wicklow Hills Fifty Years Ago The Irish Rover |
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02 Nov 10 - 12:26 PM (#3021694) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: McCarty Had a Party at his House From: GUEST ive got song and lyrics to at mccarthys party i play it often if you send blank cd ill tape it for you send adress davie scotland ph 01563 523303 |
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26 May 11 - 07:31 AM (#3160751) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST My dad still sings this song at family get togethers and we all join in, great memories. |
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02 Oct 11 - 11:05 PM (#3232865) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST Well McCarty had a party at his house the other night. Everybody came along and they brought their appetite. It was a very swell affair, the best of folks were there. The police were'nt invited but later they were there. |
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09 Aug 12 - 10:23 PM (#3388199) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST,oogieray The version we had on a 45 in the 50's was like the verse mentioned by Guest: The police weren't invited but later they were there. There was also a verse that went: "It was on the way to the gas station when somebody said let's eat. And if I wasn't good and strong myself I wouldn't have got a seat. Such table manners as I saw there I never could understand. When I reached to get some meat a dozen forced against me hand. O'Brien spilled some gravy and it got the Missus goat. She said that's what she gets for eating dinner in her coat. Lannigan yells to Branigan, 'why you're nothing but a hick' ..... .... It started a fight that lasted all night 'cause nobody wanted to stop....... O'Brien brought a singer with a very peculiar air. He sang 'Ireland Must Be Heaven Cause My Mother Came From There'. He couldn't take an encore 'cause they crowned him with a chair. But nobody knows what happened to McCarthy." The flip side of the 45 record had the song "He's a Devil in His Own Hometown". I think a singer named McCarthy was listed as the artist. I wish we had saved that record. |
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03 Jan 13 - 07:41 PM (#3461059) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST,Bill Saunders Growing up in the Boston area in the 1950's I heard that song rendered by a man named Paul Moore on a local station. I never had any idea where he got it. I remember fragments. "McCarthy gave a party at his house the other night. Friends and neighbors all arrived and brought their appetites ......? ......? McCarthy disappeared just like a ghost -....? .....? Sure he was a terrible host." Twas awful the way the guests rushed in when somebody called 'Let's Eat' If I hadn't been big and strong meself I'd never have gotten a seat. The table manners that I saw there I never will understand. When I reached out to get some meat six forks stuck in me hand O'Brien brought a singer by the name of Izzy Baer. He sang 'Ireland must be heaven 'cause me mother came from there'. He never took an encore 'cause they crowned him with a chair. And nobody knows what happened to McCarthy. |
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29 Jan 13 - 08:56 PM (#3473331) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST I would love the lyrics. I have 3 verses, are there more? |
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24 Aug 15 - 07:16 AM (#3732803) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST McCARTHY HAD A PARTY AT HIS HOUSE THE OTHER NIGHT EVERYBODY CAME ALONG AND BRUNG THEIR APPETITE THE BEST OF FOLKS THEY ALL WERE THERE IT WAS A SWELL AFFAIR THEY DIDN'T INVITE THE POLICE FORCE BUT LATER THEY WERE THERE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN McCARTHY DISAPPEARED JUST LIKE A GHOST IT WAS AN AWFUL THING TO DO AND HE WAS AN AWFUL HOST THEN A BRICK CAME THROUGH THE AIR AND IT LANDED ON O'HAIR AND EVERYBODY AT THE PARTY KNEW McCARTHY MUST BE THERE |
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10 Nov 16 - 01:15 PM (#3819581) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST,KEVIN McCARTY HAD A PARTY AT HIS HOUSE THE OTHER NIGHT EVERYBODY CAME ALONG AND BROUGHT THEIR APPETITE IT WAS A SWELL AFFAIR THE BEST OF FOLKS WERE THERE THEY DIDN'T INVITE THE POLICE FORCE BUT LATER THEY WERE THERE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GUESTS RUSHED IN AND SOMEBODY SAID LETS EAT IF I WASN'T BIG AND STRONG MYSELF I'D NEVER GOT A SEAT AWW SUCH TERRIBLE MANNERS THAT I SAW THERE I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND WHEN I REACHED OUT TO GET SOME MEAT A DOZEN FORKS STUCK IN ME HAND ALL OF A SUDDEN McCARTY DISSAPEARS JUST LIKE A GHOST IMAGINE HIM DOING A THING LIKE THAT SURE HE WAS A TERRIBLE HOST AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO McCARTY FOR HE KEPT DISAPPEARING NOW AND THEN THEN A BRICK CAME THROUGH THE AIR AND IT LANDED ON O'HARE AND EVERYONE AT THE PARTY KNEW McCARTY MUST BE THER ??? |
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10 Nov 16 - 01:24 PM (#3819583) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST,KEVIN Does anyone have a recording of the "McCarty had a party" version? |
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27 Nov 18 - 02:10 PM (#3963618) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST I've got the whole song on an old 33.3 rpm LP called Carl Moore Remembers. It's the version Guest Kevin cites. There was Hannigan, Flannigan, Mannigan, Dannigan, Finnegan, Toolen, O'Hare; They thought McCarty was killed in the rush, but divil a bit was he there. |
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12 Jul 22 - 11:36 AM (#4147093) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dan McCarthy's Party (J. E. Murphy) From: GUEST,DanO I've been looking for years for a version of this song. I've finally found it. This is "NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO McCARTHY" I found a version performed by FREDDIE HALL; Dave Dreyer; Herman Ruby. The other side of the record is "Devil in his own home town." The record was published in 1950. The lyrics aren't quite how I remember them (they never are) but this is definitely the song I've been looking for! The recording is here: https://archive.org/details/78_nobody-knows-what-happened-to-mccarthy_freddie-hall-dave-dreyer-herman-ruby_gbia0399210b/NOBODY+KNOWS+WHAT+HAPPENED+TO+McCARTHY+-+FREDDIE+HALL.flac Here's an attempt at transcribing the lyrics: McCarthy gave a party at his house the other night And everybody came and brought along their appetite A swell of folks came down from town, it was a swell affair They didn't invite the police force but later they were there All of a sudden McCarthy disappears just like a ghost Imagine him doing a thing like that, sure he was a dip of a host Nobody knows what happened to McCarthy, A devil a soul could tell just where he went But a brick flew through the air, and it landed on O'Hare And everyone at the party knew McCarthy he was there Nobody knows just where McCarthy went to 'Cause he kept disappearing now and then McCarthy shoved O'Brien's noodle through a two-inch wall Everybody started fighting out there in the hall Next day the papers printed 'A Good Time Was Had By All' But nobody knows what happened to McCarthy Was awful the way the guests rushed in when somebody said 'Let's eat' And if I wasn't good and strong myself, I wouldn't have gotten a seat Such table manners that I saw there I never could understand When I reached to get some meat a dozen forks stuck in me hand O'Brien spilled some gravy and it got the missus' goat She said 'That's what you get for eating dinner in your coat' Lanigan yelled to Branigan 'Why you're nothing but a hick!' He yelled 'G'way you great big jay' and then produced a brick Well it started a fight that lasted all night, 'cause nobody wanted to stop Monaghan fell on the dining room floor and this is who fell right on top: There was Branigan Shanigan, Flanigan, Manigan, Hanigan too, and O'Hare We thought that McCarthy was killed in the rush, but devil I bet he was there Nobody knows just where McCarthy went to 'Cause he kept disappearing now and then O'Brien brought a singer with a very peculiar air He sang 'Ireland must be heaven cause my mother came from there' He couldn't take an encore, 'cause they crowned him with a chair But nobody knows what happened to McCarthy |