Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
I’ve a nice little cot and a small bit of land
In a place by the side of the sea
And I care about no one because I believe
There’s no body cares about me
My peace is destroyed and I’m fairly annoyed
By a lassie who works in the town
She sighs every day as she passes the way:
“Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
Chorus:
“Do you want your old lobby washed down, conshine
Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
She sighs every day as she passes the way:
“Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
The other day the old landlord came by for his rent
I told him no money I had
Beside t’wasn’t fair for to ask me to pay
The times were so awfully bad
He felt discontent at no getting his rent
And he shook his be head in a frown
Says he: “I’ll take half”, and says I with a laugh:
“Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
Do you want your old lobby washed down, conshine
Do you want your old lobby washed down?
Says he: “I’ll take half”, and says I with a laugh:
“Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
Now the boys look so bashful when they go out courtin’
They seem to look so very shy
As to kiss a young maid, sure they seem half afraid
But they would if they could on the sly
But me, I do things in a different way
I don’t give a nod or a frown
When I goes to court, I says: “Here goes for sport
Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
“Do you want your old lobby washed down, conshine
Do you want your old lobby washed down?”
When I goes to court, I says: “Here goes for sport
Do you want your old lobby washed down, conshine?”