Mrs. McGrath

Lyrics

[Intro] Ciarán is the only member of the group Whose father spent money on to give him a university education And would you believe this is the result of it? [Refrain] With yer toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah [Verse 1] "Now, Mrs. McGrath," Dr. Tierney did brag "Send your son up to college where he could study, and He'd get a Volkswagen car and a tenner week flat" "Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?" [Chorus] With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah [Verse 2] Now, Mrs. McGrath came from county Claire And for forty-seven or more years she'd live there She was-a milkin' cows and-a feedin' pigs To keep old Ciarán in his Dublin digs [Chorus] With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah [Verse 3] Up and one day, what a terrible shame As she swept out the kitchen, now a letter came It bore bad news which was not expected Ciarán had failed four times and he was now rejected! [Chorus] With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah [Verse 4] So Ciarán wro- then wrote back to daddy And he said, "Dear daddy It wasn't the work, and it wasn't the strain And it wasn't on your own darling son that lay the blame For when I came up from Claire I was an innocent lad But the fellas in the digs they drove me to the bad" [Chorus] With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah [Verse 5] I tried to stay and work at night Should the fellas in the digs, they took me out on the site And when you sent me me fees, now what do you think? Sure, I spent all the money on the women and the drink! [Chorus] With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah [Verse 6] Well the moral of the story is plain and clear Stay away from the women and keep of the beer And if you got the son in the farm Keep the young pup there where he'll be out of harm! [Chorus] With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah With me toori al fol the diddle ah Toori oori oori ah