The Night Pat Murphy Died

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 honor 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

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy

That's how they showed their honor 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

'Bout two o'clock in the morning, after emptying the jug

Doyle rolls up the icebox lid to see poor Paddy's mug

They stopped the clocks so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time

And at a quarter after 2, we argued it was 9

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy

That's how we showed our honor and our 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

Oh, they stopped the hearse on George Street outside

Some damn saloon

They all went in at half-past eight and staggered out at noon

They went up to the graveyard so holy and sublime

Found out when they got there, they left the corpse behind

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy

That's how they showed their honor and their pride

They said it was a sin and shame and we winked at one another

And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

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 been 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 honor 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

Well, every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died