Lyr Req: Are You There Moriarity?

Subject: Are you there Moriarity
From: Big Tim
Date: 01 Apr 01 - 12:59 PM

Does anyone have the words of this humorous old Irish song by Louis L. Tierney. I have a recording (Sean Mooney, 1954) but can't decipher quite a few lines. Any other songs by Louis Tierney?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Are you there Moriarity
From: Sorcha
Date: 01 Apr 01 - 02:02 PM

Click this Mudcat thread, scroll down if necessary and see if that's it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Are you there Moriarity
From: Big Tim
Date: 01 Apr 01 - 03:25 PM

Sorcha; yea that's the song, fairly different versions from the one I've got, but solved a couple of mystery lines. Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Are you there Moriarity
From: tiggerdooley
Date: 02 Apr 01 - 01:18 PM

Oh my God!!! I remember the dad (Captain) singing that in 'Juno and the Paycock' by Sean O'Casey. Hilarious!!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Are you there Moriarity
From: Big Tim
Date: 02 Apr 01 - 02:54 PM

Yes, the song has real humour, not so much on the printed page, but when sung: "flap you wings Moriarity" !!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Are you there Moriarity
From: MartinRyan
Date: 02 Apr 01 - 06:20 PM

In the back of my head is something about an earleir American version of this one... Liam's Brother, where art thou?

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Are you there Moriarity
From: MartinRyan
Date: 02 Apr 01 - 06:26 PM

OK. It's in the earlier thread - I shoula guessed!

Regards