Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died
is a night I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't been sober yet.
As long as a bottle was passed around,
everyone was feeling gay.
Oh, Leary brought them the bagpipes,
That's how they showed their respect
That's how they showed their honour
They said it was a sin and shame
and winged at one another
And every drink in the house was full,
the night that Murphy died
Well, Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner,
came tearing down the street
They went into an empty room
and a bottle of whisky stored
And kept a bottle with the cork
That's how they showed their respect
They said there was a certain shame
and winked at one another
And every drink in the house was full
the night that Murphy died
About two o 'clock in the morning,
after emptying out the jug
Doy lifted up the ice box lid
so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
well, we argued it was nine
That's how they showed their respect
They said it was a sin of shame
and winged out for the daughter
And if we drink an ostrich bowl
We all went in at half -past eight
And staggered out at noon
We went up to the graveyard
And realised when we got there
We'd left the corpse behind
and winged at one an other
And every drink of the full
The night Pat Murphy died
Oh, the night Pat Murphy died
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk
and they ain't been sober yet
As long as a bottle was passed around,
Oh, near he came with the bagpipes,
That's how they show their respect
That's how they show their honour
They said it was a sin, a shame,
and winked at one an other
And every drink in the house was full,
That's how they show their respect
That's how they show their honour
They said it was a sin, a shame,
and winked at one an other
And every drink in the house was full,
And every drink in the house was full,
and I, Pat Murphy, died you
