Patrick McGinty's Goat - Val Doonican
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Mr. Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note,
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Came into fortune and bought himself a goat.
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Said he "sure o' goat's milk, I mean to have my fill"
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But when he got his nanny home, he found it was a bill.
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Now all the ladies that live in Killaloo,
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They're all wearin' bustles like their mothers used to do.
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They each turned a bolster beneath their petticoats
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And they leave the rest to providence and Paddy McGinty's goat.
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Mickey went to the races just t'other day,
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He won a 20 dollar note and shouted, "Hip-hooray."
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The goat, he came up just to see what he had got
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He opened up his mouth and he ate the whole lot.
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"Call for the doctor," said Mickey with a jump.
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They ran for the doctor and he brought a stomach pump.
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They pumped and they pumped for the 20-dollar note,
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But all they got was the other end of Paddy McGinty's goat.
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Well Paddy’s old goat had a wondrous appetite
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One Morning for breakfast, he ate some dynamite
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A big box of matches he swallowed all serene
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And washed it all down with a quart of kerosene
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He sat by the fire ‘cause he didn't give a hang
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He swallowed a spark and exploded with a bang
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So when you get to heaven you can bet your bottom note
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That the angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty’s goat