Dixie Chicks Irish Medley Lyrics

Irish Medley Lyrics

I wish I were in Dublin or some other seaport town 

I'd set my foot on a
steamboat and sail the ocean 'round 

Sailing 'round the ocean, sailing
'round the sea 

I think of handsome Molly wherever she may be 



I am a beggarman and a beggin' I have been 

For three score or more on
this lil' isle of green 

I'm known from the Liffy on down to Segu 

And I'm known by the name of Little Johnny Doo 



Of all the
trades a-goin' sure a-beggin' is the best 

When a man gets tired he can
lay his head to rest 

He can beg for his supper when there's nothing else
to do 

Or go sit 'round the corner in his ol' rigadoo 



We
slept one night in a barn in Clairebon

We went naked all night and slept
until the dawn 

Holes in the roof and the rain a-pourin' through 

And the cats and the rats they were a-playin peek-a-boo 



Who
should awaken but the woman of the house 

In a white spotted apron and a
calico blouse 

She began to frighten and I said "Boo!" 

"Don't be
afraid ma'am, it's only Johnny Doo!" 



Over the fields with a pack
on my back 

Over the hills with a creak in me sack 

Holes in my
shoes and my toes peekin' through 

Singing "Shinkle and a wrinkle it's
only Johnny Doo!" 



Well, it's getting late at night and it's time
to go to bed 

And the fire's all out and whoops goes the light 

Now
you know the story of the old rigadoo 

So good night and God be with you
says Little Johnny Doo