{"id":1406,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/comical-genius"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"comical-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/comical-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"COMICAL GENIUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>O a comical genius was thinking one day<br \/>\nHow he&#8217;d jack up his job and receive handy pay<br \/>\nHe did not like begging and work was too hard<br \/>\nSo he got a bright notion to join up the guard<br \/>\nDiddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day<\/p>\n<p>Well he went up to Dublin, to the depot went in<br \/>\nGot a new suit of blue as bright as new pins<br \/>\nThey drilt him, they drilt him, they drilt him so hard<br \/>\nThe old sergeant proclaimed him a full fledged guard<br \/>\nDiddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day<\/p>\n<p>He was stationed somewhere near the town of Athy<br \/>\nOn the roads of the district he kept a close eye<br \/>\nThe girls they admired him as all brassers do<br \/>\nFell in love with the guard and his new suit of blue<br \/>\nDiddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day<\/p>\n<p>Well the girls they would wink and they&#8217;d nod as he passed<br \/>\nO but this itchy guard had his eye on one lass<br \/>\nAnd this little colleen, she being a die-hard<br \/>\nShe made it quite clear that she wanted no guard<br \/>\nDiddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day<\/p>\n<p>Well one time while on duty on a cold winter&#8217;s night<br \/>\nSure he caught her out cycling without any light<br \/>\nWhere&#8217;s your light, miss? says he; for an answer says she<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s next to me liver, where you&#8217;ll never be<br \/>\nDiddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O a comical genius 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