In I came to Dublin town,
Riding one fine morning,
I spied some Johnny Bullies
And I started off a'cussing!
Leave my home,
Go on get out.
Leave the whiskey,
Leave the grub.
Tell the king
To go **** off
And stay in his doe-hog hovel.
O'er glens of An Cabhán
There flew a rag of red,
I tore it off from where it hung
And ripped it all to shreds!
Leave my house,
You're unwelcome.
Leave the rope & iron.
Tell the king
To go **** off,
Lest he would rather violence.
In Londonderry & Belfast,
Pleasant little branches,
We'll grow ourselves gigantic oaks
Uproot their picket fences!
Leave my home,
Go on get out.
Leave the whiskey,
Leave the grub.
Tell the king
To go **** off
And stay in his doe-hog hovel.
Say the hounds are all but slept,
Yet I still hear the barking.
I think it restful pouting
Readying for a real good bouting!
Leave my house,
You're unwelcome.
Leave the rope & iron.
Tell the king
To go **** off,
Lest he would rather violence.
Hard to find good honest work,
When of royal or noble;
Hard to find good honest work
If they claim you're not loyal!
Leave my home,
Go on get out.
Leave my house,
You're unwelcome.
Tell the king
To go **** off,
And kindly don't respond.
Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM UTC
In I came to Dublin town,
Riding one fine morning,
I spied some Johnny Bullies
And I started off a'cussing!
Leave my home,
Go on get out.
Leave the whiskey,
Leave the grub.
Tell the king
To go **** off
And stay in his doe-hog hovel.
O'er glens of An Cabhán
There flew a rag of red,
I tore it off from where it hung
And ripped it all to shreds!
Leave my house,
You're unwelcome.
Leave the rope & iron.
Tell the king
To go **** off,
Lest he would rather violence.
In Londonderry & Belfast,
Pleasant little branches,
We'll grow ourselves gigantic oaks
Uproot their picket fences!
Leave my home,
Go on get out.
Leave the whiskey,
Leave the grub.
Tell the king
To go **** off
And stay in his doe-hog hovel.
Say the hounds are all but slept,
Yet I still hear the barking.
I think it restful pouting
Readying for a real good bouting!
Leave my house,
You're unwelcome.
Leave the rope & iron.
Tell the king
To go **** off,
Lest he would rather violence.
Hard to find good honest work,
When of royal or noble;
Hard to find good honest work
If they claim you're not loyal!
Leave my home,
Go on get out.
Leave my house,
You're unwelcome.
Tell the king
To go **** off,
And kindly don't respond.
Johnny Poodle/Noodle - Yankee Doodle
John Bull - Personification of England
A'cussing - Cussing, as in cursing, but also accusing.
Doe-hog hovel - Buckingham Palace
Rag of Red - Union Jack
Grub - Foodstuffs
Rope & Iron - Noose & Cutlass
Pleasant little branches - Douglas Ross Hyde, first President of the Irish Democratic Republic. Young advocates of full Irish independence.
Just a fun shanty