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GUEST,tom foxe Lyr/Chords Req: Johnny get up from the fire (6) Lyr Add: MICK McGUIRE / MICK MAGUIRE 11 Oct 10


Surprised not to be able to find an answer to this on Mudcat, maybe I can't navigate... Anyway it's an old Bridie Gallagher song

Me name is Mick Maguire & I'll quickly tell to you
Of a woman I admire, she is Katie Donohue
She's fair, and fat, and 40, and believe me when I say
Every time that I come up to the house I can hear her mother say

"Johnny, get UP from the fire, get UP ! And give the man a sate
Can't you see ity's Mr Maguire, and he's courtin your sister Kate
You know very well he owns a farm a we bit out of the town
Will ye get UP outta that. ye impudent brat !
And let Mr Maguire sit down ? (then Lilt the last 2 lines of verse -Deedle Di-dle diddly -i etc)

The first time that I met her was a dance in Tarramagee,
When I asked her if she'd kindly step around the floor with me
I asked if I could see her home, as I was going her way
And as soon as I came near the house I could hear her mother say
(Chorus)
Well, now that we are married, sure the mother's changed her mind
Ever since I spent the legacy me uncle left behind
She doesn't have the dacency to give me the time of day
Every time I come up to the house I can hear the oul' witch say

"Johnny come up to the fire, come UP - you're sittin in the draught !
Sure, it's only ould Maguire, and you know he drives me daft...
I don't know what gets into him, for he's always on the tear
You just sit where you are and never you dar to give ould Maguire the chee-air !


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