Tippin' It Up to Nancy
Sheet Music (and more information about this song)
1. Now, there being a woman in this town
A woman you all know well
She dearly loved her husband
And another one twice as well
Chorus:
With me right finnickinairy-o
Me tip finnick a wall
With me right finnickinairy-o
We're tippin' it up to Nancy
She went down to the chemist's shop
Some remedies for to buy
Have you anything in your chemist's shop
To make me old man blind?
Chorus
Give him eggs and marrowbones
And make him suck them all
Before he has the last one sucked
He won't see you at all
Chours
She gave him eggs and marrowbones
And made him suck them all
Before he had the last one sucked
He couldn't see her at all
Chorus
If in this world I cannot see
Here I cannot stay
I'd rather go and drown myself,
Come on, says she, I'll show you the way
Chorus
She led him to the river
She led him to the brim
But sly enough of Martin
It was him that shoved her in
Chorus
She swam through the river
She swam through the brine
Cryin' Martin, dear Martin
Don't leave me behind
Chorus:
Yerra shut up outa that ye silly old fool
Ye know poor Martin is blind
With me right finnickinairy-o
We're tippin' it up to Nancy
There's nine in me family
And none of them is my own
I wish that each and every man
Would come and claim his own
Chorus:
With me right finnickinairy-o
Me tip finnick a wall
With me right finnickinairy-o
We're tippin' it up to Nancy
Discography: Quilty
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