Lyr Req/Add: O'Brien Has No Place To Go

Subject: Lyr Add: O'BRIEN HAS NO PLACE TO GO (Murphy/Evans)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 22 Sep 13 - 11:23 PM

From the sheet music at Baylor University. I have boldfaced the words that are different from those posted above.


O'BRIEN HAS NO PLACE TO GO
Words by Stanley Murphy, music by George Evans.
New York: Remick, ©1908.

1. Dinny O'Brien has three daughters fine,
The prettiest girls on the block;
And 'twixt you and me, each night after tea,
the boys to the O'Briens' they flock.
Young Marty Clancey comes 'round to see Nancy,
While Tim McCann calls upon Rose;
And when Eddie Kelley drops in to see Nelly,
With this plea to papa she goes:

CHORUS: Don't go into the front room, Dad,
Nancy's in there with a caller;
Daddy dear, won't you stay out here,
Rose has her friend in the parlor.
Don't go into the kitchen, Dad,
I'll be out there with my beau;
Since each of his girls has a steady young man,
Sure O'Brien has no place to go.

2. Saturday night, O'Brien was tight,
And says to himself, now we'll see;
If three young galoots, dressed up in dude suits,
Make a wandering Jew out of me.
So out went McCann on O'Brien's brogan,
While Marty and Ed feeling sore
Went over the stoop like an acrobat troupe;
Now O'Brien hears this plea no more: CHORUS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: O'Brien Has No Place To Go
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 26 Jul 13 - 08:59 PM

Click here for an MP3 of the McNulty Family singing O'BRIEN HAS NO PLACE TO GO, from the Internet Archive.

Subject: Lyr Add: O'BRIEN HAS NO PLACE TO GO (Murphy, Evans
From: GUEST,999
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 12:36 AM

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O'BRIEN HAS NO PLACE TO GO
(Lyrics by Stanley Murphy / music by George Evans)

Now, Dennis O'Brien has three daughters fine,
The fairest young girls on the block;
And between you and me, every night after tea,
To O'Brien's the boys would all flock.

Young Mickey Clancey stepped in to see Nancy,
Tim McCann stepped in to see Rose;
And young Mickey Kelley stepped in to see Nell,
With a plea to her father she'd go.

Don't go into the front room, Dad,
Nancy's in there with her caller;
Daddy dear, won't you stay out here,
Rose has her friend in the parlour.
Don't go into the kitchen, Dad,
I'll be out there with my beau;
Now, since all of his girls have got steady young men,
Sure O'Brien has no place to go.

Last Saturday night, O'Brien got tight,
And he says to himself, now we'll see;
If three young galoots, dressed up in dude suits,
Make a wandering fool out of me.

Out went McCann on O'Brien's brogan,
Mickey Kelley and Clancey got sore;
They went over the stoop like an acrobat's troupe,
Now O'Brien will hear this no more.

Don't go into the front room, Dad,
Nancy's in there with her caller;
Daddy dear, won't you stay out here,
Rose has her friend in the parlour.
Don't go into the kitchen, Dad,
I'll be out there with my beau;
Now, since all of his girls have got steady young men,
Sure O'Brien has no place to go.

####.... Lyrics by Stanley Murphy / music by George Evans, 1908. Sheet music found in the Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management collection of Don Messer [1909-1973] fiddler, music director, music writer, and entertainer, who broadcast Don Messer And His Islanders on CBC Radio (1939-1958) and Don Messer's Jubilee Weekly on CBC Television (1956-1969) ....####

That is from www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/09/obrien.htm (GEST)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'Brien's Got No Place To Go
From: Frank Maher (extra)
Date: 09 Apr 02 - 07:58 AM

I have the Record of It If You would like Me to Send It to Your e-mail address!! [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'Brien's Got No Place To Go
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 09 Apr 02 - 12:08 AM

"O'Brien's Got No Place To Go" is performed by the Panting Brothers with Philip Dinn, on their album "Trad.."

"O'Brien Has No Place to Go" is performed by Paddy Noonan on his CD "Echoes of Ireland," Rego Irish #3010, 1995.
... by Connie Foley on "Three Leaf Shamrock," Outlet SBOL 4017, LP 1973.
... by The Sean O'Neill Band on "Favourite Irish Drinking Songs vol 2"
... and by Sean O'Neill on "50 Irish Party Songs," K-Tel, 1996.

In Ireland, it was a hit for Brendan Shine in 1971.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'Brien's Got No Place To Go
From: Quincy
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 04:15 AM

Can transcribe if nobody comes up with them...

best wishes, Yvonne

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O'Brien's Got No Place To Go
From: Sorcha
Date: 12 Jun 01 - 06:36 PM

NOTHING!! on Google.........

Subject: O'Brien's Got No Place To Go
From: Sorcha
Date: 12 Jun 01 - 06:33 PM

Found buried in another thread:

Subject: lyrics to o'briens got no place to go From: GUEST,[e-mail] Date: 07-Jun-01 - 11:55 AM

Does anyone know the words to "O'Briens got no place to go"? Some of the lyrics are "don't go into the parlor dad, Joanies in there with her beau, don't go into the kitchen dad, I'll be in there with my fella." Any help would be appreciated a lot. Thank you, Bernie Feeney

(I'll go look)