Great Big Sea The Night Patty Murphy Died Lyrics

The Night Patty Murphy Died Lyrics

Oh the night that Patty Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
Some of the
boys got a little bit drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
As long as a
bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the
bagpipes, some music for to play 
Chorus:
That's how they showed their
respect for Patty Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their
pride;
They said it was a silly shame and they winked at one another
And
every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died 

As Mrs.
Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief
Kelly and his gang came
tearing down the street
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey
stole
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold


Chorus 

About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the
jug
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Patty's mug
We fixed the
clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we
argued it was nine 

Chorus 

They stopped the hearse on George
Street outside Sundance Saloon
They all went in at half past eight and
staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and
sublime
Found out when we got there, they'd left the corpse behind!


Chorus 

Oh the night that Patty Murphy died, is a night I'll
never forget
Some of the boys got a little drunk and they ain't been sober
yet;
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin'
gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play 

Chorus


Well every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died!