Transcribed from the sheet music images at The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music

MULDOON, THE SOLID MAN
Written and Sung by Ed. Harrigan
in his Popular Sketch of Who Owns the Clothes Line [1874]

I am a man of great influence and educated to a high degree.
I came when small from Donegal in the Daniel Webster across the sea
In the fourteenth ward I situated in a tenement house with my brother Dan
By perseverance I elevated and went to the front like a solid man.

CHORUS: Go with me and I'll treat you decent.
I'll set you down and I'll fill the can.
As I walk the street, each friend I meet
Says, "There goes Muldoon; he's a solid man."

At any party or any raffle, I always go as an invited guest.
As conspicuous as General Granite, boys, I wear a rosebud upon my breast.
I'm called upon to address the meeting without regard to clique or clan.
I show the constitution with elocution because, you know, I'm a solid man.

ALTERNATE CHORUS: For oppositions or politicians,
Take my word, I don't give a damn.
As I walk the street, each friend I meet
Says, "There goes Muldoon; he's a solid man."

I control the Tombs; I control the Island. My constituents they all go there
To enjoy the summer's recreation and the refreshing east river, sir.
I'm known in Harlem. I'm known in Jersey. I'm welcomed hearty on ev'ry hand.
Wid my regalay on Patrick's day, I march away like a solid man. CHORUS