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Thread #63833 Message #1042230
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
26-Oct-03 - 07:42 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Knick Knack Patt/ddy Whack -This Old Man
Subject: Lyr Add: PADDY WHACK (ca. 1865-1875)
PADDY WHACK
Oh, here I am and that is flat,
I am just from the town of Bally hack;
And what a'ye say to that"
My name is gimlet-eyed paddy whack.
Chorus:
Di du mack whack,
And where are yee from?
The town of Bally hack
Where seven praties weigh a ton.
First my pedigree I'll let you know,
So that of me you man have a knack,
I'm descended from Brian Boru, now you know,
Who was the forefather of paddy whack.
I've aunts and cousins quite a store,
And uncles and brothers who drive hacks;
Including whiskey and who wants more?
But it don't suit loving paddy whack.
My fortune to make to this country I came,
But I'll not put up with any slack;
As long as I can twirl this Irish cane,
Faix, ye's better look sharp for paddy whack.
And when my fortune I do make,
And back to ould Ireland go;
And if any of ye's be there, to ould donny-brook fair,
You will see paddy whack there too.
H. De Marsan, publisher, NY. American Songs and Ballads, Ser. 3, vol. 3, American Memory. ?1865-1875 or thereabouts.