Key: F major
Verse 1
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As I sat in my window last evening,
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a letterman brought it to me.
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A little gilt -edged invitation,
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saying, Gil Hooley, come over for tea.
so I went just for old
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friendship's sake.
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was a slice of Miss Fogarty's cake.
There were plums and prunes
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and cherries,
citrons and raisins and
cinnamon too.
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There was nutmeg, cloves and berries,
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and a crust that was nailed on with glue.
There were caraway seeds
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sure it would work up a fine stomach ache
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That would kill a man twice after eating
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a slice of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake
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Miss Mulligan wanted to try it,
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but really it was of no use
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For we worked on it over an hour
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and we couldn't get none of it loose
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and Murphy came in with a saw
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Ah, this cake was enough by the powers
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for to paralyse any man's jaw
There were plums and prunes
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and cherries
Citrons and raisins and
cinnamon too
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There was nutmeg, cloves and berries
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And a crust that was nailed on with glue
There were caraway seeds
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That would kill a man twice after eating
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Christmas cake
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Miss Fogarty, proud as a peacock
Kept smiling and blinking away
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Till she tripped over Flanagan's brogans,
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And spilt the homebrew in her tea.
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Try a little bit more for me's sake.
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Ah no, Miss Fogarty, says I,
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For I've had quite enough of your cake.
There were plums and prunes
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and cherries,
Citrons and raisins and
cinnamon too.
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There was nutmeg, cloves and berries,
There were caraway seeds
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That would kill a man twice after eating a slice of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake
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Abm
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Maloney was took by the colic
O'Donald a pain in his head
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McNulty lay down on the sofa
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And there she did wriggle and shake,
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And everyone swore they were poisoned,
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There were plums and prunes and cherries,
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There was nutmeg, cloves and berries,
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And a crust that was nailed on with glue.
There were caraway
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Sure to work up a fine stomach ache,
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of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake.
There were bums and
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prunes and cherries
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Citrons and raisins and cinnamon too
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There was nutmeg, and berries
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And a cross that was nailed on with glue
There were caraway
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Shirts would work up a fine stomach ache
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of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake
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