Lyrics - Phil The Fluthers Ball by French Percy

Phil the
Fluther's
Ball (
Percy
French)
Have you heard of
Phil the
Fluther, of the town of
Ballymuck?
The times were going hard with him, in fact the man was broke.
So he just sent out a notice to his neighbours, one an all
As to how he'd like their company that evening at a ball.
And when writin' out he was careful to suggest to them,
That if they found a hat of his convanient to the dure,
The more they put in, whenever he requested them
The better would the music be for battherin' the flute.
With the toot of the flute,
And the twiddle of the fiddle,
O;
Hopping in the middle, like a herrin' on the griddle,
O.
Up! down, hands aroun',
Crossing to the wall.
Oh!
Hadn't we the gaiety at
Phil the
Fluther's
Ball.
There was
Mister
Denis
Dogherty, who kep' the runnin' dog;
There was little crooked
Paddy, from the
Tiraloughett bog;
There was boys from every
Barony, and girls from ev'ry ``art''
And the beautiful
Miss
Bradys, in a private ass an' cart,
And along with them came bouncing
Mrs.
Cafferty,
Little
Micky
Mulligan was also to the fore,
Rose,
Suzanne, and
Margaret
O'
Rafferty,
The flower of
Ardmagullion, and the pride of
Pethravore.
First, little
Micky
Mulligan got up to show them how,
And then the
Widda'
Cafferty steps out and makes her bow,
I could dance you off your legs, sez she, as sure as you are born,
If ye'll only make the piper play, ``
The hare was in the corn.''
So
Phil plays up to the best of his ability,
The lady and the gentleman begin to do their share;
Faith, then
Mick it's you that has agility,
Begorra
Mrs.
Cafferty, yer leppin' like a hare!
Then
Phil the
Fluther tipped a wink to little
Crooked
Pat,``
I think it's nearly time,'' sez he, ``for passin' round the hat.''
So
Paddy pass'd the caubeen round, and looking mighty cute.
Sez, ``
Ye've got to pay the piper when he toothers on the flute.''
Then all joined in wid the greatest joviality,
Covering the buckle, and the shuffle, and the cut;
Jigs were danced, of the very finest quality,
But the
Widda' bet the company at ``handling the fut.''filename[
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