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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