Fiddler’s green - The night pat murphy died

Live performance from their latest DVD Folk’s Not Dead! Lyrics: Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I’ll never forget Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain’t got sober yet As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin’ gay O’Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play That’s how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy That’s how they showed their honour and their pride They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold About two o’clock in the morning after emptying the jug Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Pa