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It's The Same Old Shillelagh - Morton Downey

50 years ago me father left old Erins shore,

He landed here a Shillelagh in hand and divil a little more

He got a job, then got a wife, then a family,

And then he died and left his old shillelagh stick to me.

Sure it's the same old shillelagh

Me father brought from Ireland.

And divil a man prouder than He,

As he walked with it in his hand.

He'd lead the band on Paddy's Day

And twirle it round his mitt

And divil a bit we'd laught at it

Or Dad would have a fit.

Sure with the same old shillelagh

Me father could lick a dozen men

As fast as they'd get up be gorry,

He'd knock'em down again

And many's the time he used it on me

To make me understand

The same old shillelagh

Me father brought from Ireland.

I'm going on the police force, it's the only thing to do,

Instead of having one night stick ,begorra I'll have two.

If there's afight I'll be alright, nobody bothers me,

Because I have the old Shillelagh me father gave to me.

Sure it's the same old shillelagh

Me father brought from Ireland.

And divil a man prouder than He,

As he walked with it in his hand.

He'd lead the band on Paddy's Day

And twirle it round his mitt

And divil a bit we'd laught at it

Or Dad would have a fit.

Sure with the same old shillelagh

Me father could lick a dozen men

As fast as they'd get up be gorry,

He'd knock'em down again

And many's the time he used it on me

To make me understand

The same old shillelagh

Me father brought from Ireland.

Sure it's the same old shillelagh

Me father brought from Ireland.

And divil a man prouder than He,

As he walked with it in his hand.

He'd lead the band on Paddy's Day

And twirle it round his mitt

And divil a bit we'd laught at it

Or Dad would have a fit.

Sure with the same old shillelagh

Me father could lick a dozen men

As fast as they'd get up be gorry,

He'd knock'em down again

And many's the time he used it on me

To make me understand

The same old shillelagh

Me father brought from Ireland.

The same old shillelagh he brought from Ireland.