| Author | Topic: Add: Football Crazy | |
| dmcg | Posted - 29 Sep 04 - 12:11 pm | |
I have a favourite brother And his Christian name is Paul. He's lately joined a football club For he's mad about football. He's two black eyes already And teeth lost from his gob, Since Paul became a member of That terrible football club. (Chorus) For he's football crazy, He's football mad, The football it has taken away The little bit o' sense he had, And it would take a dozen servants To wash his clothes and scrub, Since Paul became a member of That terrible football club. In the middle of the field, one afternoon, The captain says, "Now Paul, Would you kindly take this place-kick Since your mad about football?" So he took forty paces backwards, Shot of from the mark. The ball went sailing o-ver the bar And landed in New York. For he's football crazy ... His wife says she'll leave him If Paulie doesn't keep Away from football kicking At night-time in his sleep. He calls out 'Pass, McGinty!" And other things so droll Last night he kicked her out of bed And swore it was a goal! For he's football crazy ... Source: Singing Together, Autumn 1968, BBC Publications Notes: This is credited as an 'Irish Song.' According to a Mudcat thread from 2001 (quoting Adam MacNaughton), it was written by Glaswegian James Curran (born in Donegal, but grew up in Scotland) who died in 1900. For verse 2, the first few syllables are sung to semiquavers (not quavers) to fit the lyrics. | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 29 Sep 04 - 12:26 pm | |
My suspicion is that this is the set that Seamus Ennis used to sing, and first recorded (for the BBC) in 1949. | ||