Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Jolly Tinker

As I went down a shady lane at a door I chanced to knock (2 claps)
have you any pots or kettles with some rusty holes to block
well indeed I have don't you know I have
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed I have

well the Mrs. came out to the door and she did invite me in
said, "You're welcome Jolly Tinker and I hope you've brought your tin."
well indeed I did don't you know I did
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed I did

well she led thru the kitchen and she led me down the hall
the servants cried, "The Divil! Has he come to block us all?"
well indeed I have don't you know I have
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed I have

well she led me up the stairs me lad to show me what to do
and she fell on the featherbed and I fell on it too
well indeed I did don't you know I did
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed I did

well she then picked up the fryin' pan and she began to knock (2 claps)
to let the servants know that I was busy at me work
well indeed I was don't you know I was
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed I was

she put her hand into her pocket and she took out twenty pound
"Take this me Jolly Tinker and we'll have another round!"
well indeed we will, yes indeed we will
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed we will

well I've been a Jolly Tinker for these forty years or more
Ah but such a lovely job as that I've never done before
No indeed I haven't, no indeed I haven't
too me right fa loo me laddy well indeed I haven't

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[x84caveman84]

haha, in another version by the clancys they say ... Ah but sucha rusty hole as that ive never blocked befor =P

[gezelligtexas]

Did I like this song?

Indeed I did!

[TheEvilDrR]

@kangadillo

Actually, this ~is~ a cleaner version, but the Clancy's did the version you've heard on another album.

[shazzaman1]

buttafucco

[Bryan198026]

This song has always made me laugh.

[Tosty99]

Liam died today

[jswr1974]

One of earliest memories of a song, makes more sense now!

[irishmanandproud]

legends!

[01LunaMoonDragon]

Goodness but I LOVE this song, ....I mean that voice, ...will never ever get tired of it.

[hobartquins]

In a Clancy brothers version they do the same - there are 2 versions by them I have heard

[kangadillo]

They cleaned up the lyrics! I heard another group sing this and in the last verse they didn't say "such a lovely job as that I've never done before." They said, "such a rusty hole as that I've never patched before."

[hobartquins]

Dont you know i did!!!