Misc Traditional – Biddy Mulligan (Guitar)

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You may travel from Clare to the County Kildare,

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From Dublin right down to Macroom,

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But where would you see a fine widow like me,

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Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe me boys

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Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe

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I’m a buxom fine widow that lives in a spot,

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In Dublin its known as ''The Coombe''

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Me shop and my stall are laid out in the street

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And me palace consists of one room

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By Patrick's street corner for 35 years

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I stood by me stall that's no lie

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And while I stood there, there's no one would dare

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To say black was the white of me eye

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You may travel from Clare to the County Kildare,

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From Dublin right down to Macroom,

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But where would you see a fine widow like me,

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Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe me boys

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Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe

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I sell apples, oranges, nuts and split peas,

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Bulls eyes and sugar sticks sweet,

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On Saturday night I sell second hand clothes

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From me stall on the floor of the street,

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Now I have a son Mick who plays on the pipe,

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He belongs to the Longford street band

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It would do your heart good to see them march out

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On a Sunday to Sandymount Strand

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You may travel from Clare to the County Kildare,

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From Dublin right down to Macroom,

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But where would you see a fine widow like me,

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Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe me boys

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Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe