Bold Thady Quill

Ye maids of Duhallow who're anxious for courtin'
A word of advice I will give unto ye
Proceed to Banteer, to the athletic sportin'
And hand in your names to the club committee
And never commence any sketch on your programme
Till the carriage you see flyin' over the hill
Right down through the valleys and lands of Kilcorney
With our own darlin' sportsman, the bold Thady Quill

For ramblin', for rovin', for football or courtin'
For drinkin' black porter as fast as you'd fill
In all your days rovin' you'll find none so jovial
As our Muskery sportsman, the bold Thady Quill

At the great hurlin' match between Cork and Tipperary
'Twas played in the park on the banks of the Lee
Our own darlin' lads were afraid of bein' beaten
So they sent for bold Thady to Ballinagree
Hе hurled that ball right and left in their facеs
And showed the Tipperary men action and skill
If they touched on his lines he would certainly brain them
And the papers were full of the praise of Thade Quill

For ramblin', for rovin', for football or courtin'
For drinkin' black porter as fast as you'll fill
In all your days rovin' you'll find none so jovial
As our Muskery sportsman, the bold Thady Quill

At the Cork Exhibition there was a fair lady
Whose fortune exceeded a million or more
But a bad constitution had ruined her completely
And medical treatment had failed o'er and o'er
Her mother, says she, Sir I know what will ease me
And cure this disease which will certainly kill
Give over your doctors and medical treatment
I'd rather one squeeze out of bold Thady Quill

For ramblin', for rovin', for football or courtin'
For drinkin' black porter as fast as you'd fill
In all your days rovin' you'll find none so jovial
As our Muskery sportsman, the bold Thady Quill