{"id":1707,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/mr-moses-ri-tooral-i-ay"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"mr-moses-ri-tooral-i-ay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/mr-moses-ri-tooral-i-ay\/","title":{"rendered":"MR. MOSES RI-TOORAL-I-AY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Policeman walked out, oh, so proud on his beat,
\nWhen a vision came to him of stripes on his sleeve
\nPromotion he whispered, I’ll try for today;
\nSo come with me, Mister Ri-Tooral-i-ay.<\/p>\n

Come tell me your name, says the limb of the law.
\nTo the little fat man selling wares on the straw.
\nWhat’s that sir, me name sir? Why ’tis there on display,
\nAnd it’s Moses Ri-Tooral-i-ay.<\/p>\n

Now the trial came on and lasted a week.
\nOne Judge said ’twas German; another ’twas Greek.
\nProve your Irish said the policeman and beyond it say nay;
\nAnd we’ll sit on it, Moses Ri-Tooral-i-ay.<\/p>\n

Now, the prisoner stepped up there as stiff as a crutch.
\nAre you Irish or English or German or Dutch?<\/p>\n

I’m a Jew sir; I’m a Jew sir, that came over to stay,
\nAnd my name it is Moses Ri-Tooral-i-ay.<\/p>\n

Were two of a kind said the judge to the Jew;
\nYou’re a cousin of Brisco and I am one too.
\nThis numskull has blundered and for it will pay.
\nWisha that’s right, says Moses Ri-Tooral-i-ay.<\/p>\n

There’s a garbage collector who works down our street
\nHe once was a policeman, the pride of his beat.
\nAnd he moans all the night and he groans all the day,
\nSinging, Moses Ri-Tooral-i-ooral-i-ay.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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