Mickey Marley's Roundabout - Barnbrack

Barnbrack singing Mickey Marley's Roundabout, written by Seamus Robinson, @1976.
Mickey Marley's died 28th april 2005.

Mickey Marley had a wee horse,
He kept it at the back of the house of course
It wouldn't eat grass and it wouldn't eat hay --
But it would eat sugar lumps all the day.
Mickey got wood and wheels for a start --
then he sat down and made a wee cart.
He hammered and he hammered and he footered about --
Until he'd built a Roundabout.

( chorus )

Round and round and up and down,
Through the streets of Belfast town --
All the children laugh and shout,
For Here comes Mickey's Roundabout.

Then he went from street to street --
A penny a time and pick your seat.
A hobby-horse or a motor car --
jump on son and hold the bar.
The children's faces shine with glee --
Laughs and smiles a sight to se.
If you haven't got a penny and your Ma's gone out --
You'll still get on his Roundabout)

chorus

Then alas to his dismay --
The Roundabout was burnt one day.
Mickey lost everything he had --
And all the children were so sad.
But friends they gathered 'round --
From every part of Belfast town.
They hammered and they hammered and they footered about --
And built him a brand new Roundabout.

chorus

Hobby horses don't get the old,
On winter days don't feel the cold,
But Mickey knows each winter pass,
The round-about is still at last
No more we'll here the happy sound
Of his round-about in Belfast town
But we find a horse and a wee small man
Oh the joy they spread across the land

{Repeat chours}

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Mickey
• Marley's
• Roundabout
• barnbrack
• irish
• song
• music
• group
• hobby
• horse
• belfast

[NornIronSparkey]

U cant beat gud 'ol Norn Iron !

[imatim1888]

remember mickey as a kid on the fall's,knew his sister ,she owned a rag store,alway's felt safe on mickeys roundabout knowing he was fully insured lol,rip mickey

[foxgroove]

i was his lemonade man 

[carsieplg]

I remember every Saturday going into the town through the old army check point at castle street then round to Mickeys roundabout i think Belfast should have something to remember Mickey as most of us at one stage where on the roundabout.

[nicormp]

looks a bit like a young Sammy Wilson standing outside burtons!

[anndchelt]

Saw Banbrack Live at a civil service union conferebce in 1985. I was made in Africa My dad from Clogher Valley and my mam from Newry and it delighted me . Had lost my darling parents in a car accident on Africa but I was HOME,safe and sound to the very best folk on this earth. If no one has ever visited Ni you want to get yout skates on, beautiful people. Love you all so much

[thomassmith1313]

@mzsteffii92 .Wendy Austin was talking about MMs horse on BBC Radio Ulster about a year ago, and the horse is alive and well,and living at a retirement home for working horses.

[TheMandaxx]

See, I have a memory of being on this roundabout but im not sure because i think im too young. Would have been bout 88 would that have been too late?

[RockyHater]

i was on that as a kid push it with the hands oul Mickey

[JoshGilliganTV]

RIP Mr.Cranny

[hungoverdrawn]

I have this on 7". Thanks for putting it on YouTube.

[TommyUTRA]

Me Da use to say to me, "All the childern laugh and shout, hear comes mickey with his willy hangin out" LOL