Lyrics

[Verse 1] One evening of late into bandon I strayed I was bound for Clonakilty I was making me way At ballinishcarthy some time I delayed For to wet me auld whistle with porter [Chorus] Tithery-ow-tow, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, doodle-e-darrow [Verse 2] I scarcely had travelled one mile of the road When I heard a dispute in a farmer's abode The son of the landlord an ill looking toad And the wife of the bold tenant farmer [Chorus] Tithery-ow-tow, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, doodle-e-darrow [Verse 3] "A robber" the bold tenants wife she replied "You're as bad as your daddy on the other side But the national land league will put down your pride For they're able to bear every storm [Chorus] Tithery-ow-tow, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, doodle-e-darrow [Verse 4] I spit in me fist and I picked up me stick And down the coach road like a deer I did lip I cared not for bailiffs, landlords, or Old Nick And I sang like the lark in the morning [Chorus] Tithery-ow-tow, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, tithery-ow-tow Tithery-ow-tow-tum Tithery-ow-tah-den, doodle-e-darrow