Key: Bb minor
Intro 1
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G
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Em
In the town
Verse 1
Am
of Milton one
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Brian Flannigan battered away
till his money was spent
Am
Then he hit a big one and
felt like a man again,
Verse 2
Bought a three decker with two floors for rent
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E
Am
He threw a big party for friends
G
And relations at a grand old
place called Florian Hall
Am
And if you'll just listen,
I'll make your eyes glisten
To the rows and the ructions
of Flannigan's ball
Verse 3
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
E
Six long months doing nothing at all
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
G
I stepped out and I stepped in again
Am
E
I stepped out and I
stepped in again
Am
G
I stepped out and I
stepped in again
Am
Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
G
Am
Verse 4
Free beer on tap and wine for the ladies
G
Ziti and sauce for Mark Porzio
Am
There were faheys and
bradys
Mcauliffes and daleys courtin the girls
G
and dancing away
Am
Verse 5
E
G
Am
Brian tully sang out in his finest form
G
The patron's responded
and I lead 'em all
Am
I'd spent six months at
Forbes Academy
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
Verse 6
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
E
Six long months doing nothing at all
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
G
I stepped out and I stepped in again
Am
E
I stepped out and I
stepped in again
Am
G
I stepped out and I
stepped in again
Am
Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
E
Em
Am
Verse 7
G
Am
The boys were hammered
the girls were hearty
G
Dancing around in couples and groups
Am
An accident happened,
young Dennis Flemming
Put his right leg through miss
G
Finneran's hoops
Am
Verse 8
E
Em
Am
This gal she fainted and
cried bloody murder
G
Called for her sons and
gathered them all
Am
Christopher swore he'd go no further
Verse 9
Till he had revenge at Flannigan's ball
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
E
Six long months doing nothing at all
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
G
I stepped out and I stepped in again
Am
E
I stepped out and I stepped in again
Am
G
I stepped out and I
stepped in again
Am
Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
Em
Am
Verse 10
Em
Am
In the midst of the melee
Miss Collins fainted her cheeks by
now were as red as a rose
Some of the boys declared
she was plastered
Had a small drop too much I suppose
Verse 11
Am
Young Scotty Jenkins so big and able
G
Saw his fair colleen
stretched by the wall
Am
Tore the left leg from under the table
And smashed all the dishes at Flannigan's
Interlude 1
ball
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E
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G
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Em
Verse 12
Am
Boy, oh, boy, now this was a rumble
G
Myself took a lick from
mean Ricky Green
Am
But I soon replied
to that fine introduction
And gave him a terrible
kick in the spleen
Verse 13
Am
Talent the piper nearly got strangled
G
They squeezed on his bellows,
chanters and all
Am
The girls in the middle
nearly got trampled
And that put an end to Flannigan's ball
Verse 14
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
E
Six long months doing nothing at all
Am
G
Six long months I spent in quincy
Am
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
G
I stepped out and I stepped in again
Am
E
I stepped out and I stepped in again
Am
G
I stepped out and I
stepped in again
Am
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
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