Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Chorus:
There was Peter sitting in the corner fiddle in his hand
Playing away like you never did hear and you’ll never hear again
Charlie on banjo, Shorty on the bodhràn everything was grand
Come on Mark and let me in I want to join the band
Then Maeve did come and she let me in and I made my way along
Rafters rang with reels and jigs and someone sang a song
There were flying bows and bodhràns sticks you hadn’t room to turn
But there was always a chair and a couple drinks
For the lad who came to learn
Chorus
But then the time said “Gentlemen please,” and the gentlemen did go
Some of us might stay a while and sing songs very low
Then Peter he’d play one last song and put away the bow
But his fiddle is still playing no matter where you go
Chorus
It was in the springtime ’74 that Peter he did die
And Fergie played the death march it was great Tallaght’s town
And as we stood there silently as if from out the grave
Johnny’s chickens could be heard and I could see it all again
Chorus
The day that Peter passed away we always will regret
But the things he said and the tunes he played we never will forget
Now the heavenly choir has dropped their lyres
And the angels tugged their harps
The rattle of the penny on the golden gate and this is his remark
Final Chorus:
There was Peter sitting in the corner fiddle in his hand
Playing away like you never did hear and you’ll never hear again
St. Paul on banjo, Moses on the bodhràn everything was grand
Oh mighty Lord please let me in I want to join the band