Reilly's Daughter

As I was sitting by the fire Talking to old Reilly's daughter Suddenly a thought come into me head I'd like to marry old Reilly's daughter Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it On your old big drum (Little fiddle!) Reilly played on the big bass drum Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter Reilly had a bright red blisterin eye Kept that eye on his lovely daughter Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it On your old big drum (Little Guinness!) Her hair was black and her eyes were blue The colonel and the major and the captain sought her The sergeant and the private and the drummer boy too Never had a chance with Reilly's daughter Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it on your old big drum (Woo!) I got me a ring and a parson too Got me a stretch in a married quarter Settled me down to a peaceful life Happy as a king with Reilly's daughter Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it on your old big drum (Stepdance!) Suddenly a footstep on the stair Who should it be but William Slaughter (?) With two pistols in the air Looking for the man who'd marry his daughter Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it On your old big drum (Little Murphies!) I grabbed old Reilly by the hair Dunked his head in a pail of water Fired his pistol into the air A damned sight quicker than I married his daughter Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it on your old big drum (Last round!)