On Dollymount Strand
on a cold winter's night
I put on the handbrake
and switched out the light
I looked at me bird and says aye,
are you right?
Me self and the architect's daughter
But the sea, oh the sea, it crept up on me
And the water was rising up quite rapidly
Says I to the moth,
get your hand off me knee
Can't you see we're surrounded by wa ter
I turned on the ignition and put it in gear
Could I get it moving,
let's hope not a fear
Not if I was there for the
next bloody year
There was sand in the old carburettor
The sea, oh the sea, it crept up on me
And the water was rising up quite rapidly
Says I to the mud,
get your hand off me knee
Can't you see we're
surrounded by water
With water the car was soon filled to the brim
I said to the mother, the chances are slim
So love, get them off here,
we'll both have to swim
So I let down the window and starboard
The sea, oh the sea, it crept up on me
And the water was rising up quite rapidly
So tie to the knot,
get your hand off me knee
Can't you see we're
surrounded by water
So if ever you go down to
Dollymount Strand
Make sure that the tide's out
and everything's planned
For the burn in the bush
is worth two in the sand,
regardless to what you were after
The sea, the sea, it crept up on me,
and the water was rising
up quite rapidly
Says I to the man,
get your hand off me knee,
can't you see we're
surrounded by water you