| Oh, me name is Mick McGuire and I’ll quickly tell to you |
| Of a young girl I admired called Kate Donahue, |
| She was fair an' fat an' fourty, believe me when I say, |
| Whenever I came in at the door I heard her mummy say: |
| «Johnny get up from fire and give the man a sate, |
| Don’t you see it’s old McGuire and he’s courtin' your sister Kate. |
| Oh, you know very well he owns a farm a wee bit out of a town, |
| Get up of that, you impudent brat and let the Mac sit down». |
| The first time that I met her was at dance at Termagee, |
| And I very kindly asked her if she’d dance a step with me. |
| Then I asked if I could see her home if I’d be goin' her way, |
| Whenever I came in at the door i heard her mummy say: |
| «Johnny get up from fire and give the man a sate, |
| Don’t you see it’s old McGuire and he’s courtin' your sister Kate. |
| Oh, you know very well he owns a farm a wee bit out of a town, |
| Get up of that, you impudent brat and let the Mac sit down». |
| But now that we are married, sure, her mother changed her mind, |
| Just because I spent the legacy her father left behind. |
| Now I got a bid of decadency get me time of day, |
| Whenever I came in at the door I heard her mummy say: |
| «Johnny, come up to fire, you’re sittin' in the draft, |
| Don’t you see it’s old McGuire and he nearly drives me daft. |
| Oh, you know very well he owns a farm a wee bit out of a town, |
| Just sit where you are and never you dare to give old Mac the chair». |