Old Rafferty's pig was a wonderful animal,
Built like a battleship sturdy and stout,
With manners that would disgrace any cannibal,
Ignorance written all over his snout.

The night he broke loose there was such a commotion
The women were screaming, the men turning pale.
When Mickey Malone, the heavyweight champion
Made a grab at Old Rafferty's tail

Now Mrs. Malone fell through a shop window,
In pickles and jam and red herrings she lay,
With eggs and tomatoes all over her garters
The night that old Rafferty's pig ran away.