Mick McGillan's Ball - Carmel Quinn
O they all went down to mick mcgilligan's ball
Where they had to tear the paper off the wall
To make room for all the people in the hall
All the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise
At mick mcgilligan's ball
Now michael mcgilligan one fine day
Got a lot of money from the usa
All through the death of his uncle joe
He got a million and a half or so
And says mcgilligan i'll give a fancy ball
Down at the auld ancestral hall
He invited the neighbors and everyone
For to join in the music and to have some fun
O so they all went down to mick mcgilligan's ball
Where they had to tear the paper off the wall
To make room for all the people in the hall
All the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise
At mick mcgilligan's ball
All of the neighbors came from near and far
Mulligan arrived in a motor car
Old mrs reilly bless her heart
Came with the family in the donkey cart
Pat o'rafferty arrived in an aeroplane
Ah you'll never see the likes again
There was a shout when two old skins
Came along at the gallop with the two miss quinns
O they all went down to mick mcgilligan's ball
Where they had to tear the paper off the wall
To make room for all the people in the hall
All the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise
At mick mcgilligan's ball
