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THE IRISH WEDDING.
NOW you shall hear, what roving cheer,
was spread at Paddy’s wedding, O;
And how so gay they spent the day,
from church unto the bedding, O;
First book in hand came Father Quipes,
with the bride’s dad the Bailie, O,
While the chanter with his merry pipes,
struck up a lilt so gaily, O.
C H O R U S.
Sing, hethrum tethrum, tethrum hethrum,
Ral lal lal lal lal lal lar ri, O, etc.
Now, there was Mat, and hardy Pat,
Meg Morgan and Jack Murphy, O,
There was Murdoch, Meg, and (illegible text) Stag,
M'Laughlan, and Dick Durphy, O;
Then to see the girl rigg’d out in whites,
led on by dad O‘Raily, O;
While the chanter, with hits merry pipes,
struck up a lilt so gaily, O;
Chorus. Sing, hethrum tethrum, etc.
When Pat was ask’d if his love would last,
the whole church re-echo'd with laughter, O;
By my shoul says Pat, and you may say that,
to the end of the world, and after, O:
Then tenderly her hand he grips,
and kisses her genteely, O,
While the chanter with his merry pipes,
struck up a lilt so gaily, O.
Chorus, Sing O hethrunm tethram, etc.
