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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Accordion
Dessie O'Halloran
Dessie O'Halloran
Lead Vocals
Mundy
Mundy
Vocals
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Composer
Dessie O'Halloran
Dessie O'Halloran
Composer
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey
Composer
Edmund Enright
Edmund Enright
Composer
Donal Lunny
Donal Lunny
Composer
Lloyd Byrne
Lloyd Byrne
Composer
Ronnie O'Flynn
Ronnie O'Flynn
Composer
James Kiely
James Kiely
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Producer

Lyrics

Come single belle and beau, unto me pay attention
Don't ever fall in love, for it's the devil's own invention
For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitching
Miss Henrietta Bell out in Captain Kelly's kitchen
With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
At the age of seventeen I was 'prenticed to a grocer
Not far from Stephen's Green where Miss Henri' used to go sir
Her manners were sublime and she set me heart a-twitchin'
When she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen
With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
Oh, next Sunday bein' the day that we were to have the flare-up
I dressed meself quite gay and I frizzed and oiled me hair up
The Captain had no wife and he had gone a-fishin'
And we kicked up high life down below stairs in the kitchen
With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
With her arm around me waist, she slyly hinted marriage
To the door in dreadful haste came Captain Kelly's carriage
Her eyes were full of hate and poison she was spittin'
When the Captain at the door, walked right into the kitchen
With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
When the Captain came downstairs, though he saw me situation
In despite of all me prayers I was marched off to the station
For me they'd take no bail, but to get home I was itchin'
And I had to tell the tale, how I came into the kitchen
With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
Now, I said she did invite me, but she gave a flat denial
For assault she did indict me, and I was sent for trial
She swore I robbed the house and in spite of all her schreechin'
And I got six months hard for me courtin' in the kitchen
With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
Written by: Damien Dempsey, Dessie O'Halloran, Donal Lunny, Lloyd Byrne, Sharon Shannon

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