As I went a-walkin' on Kilgary Mountain
I spied Colonel Pepper, and his money he was countin';
I rattled out my pistols and I drew forth my saber
Cryin', "Stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver."
Chorus:
Musha rig um du rum da
Whack fol the daddy o
Whack fol the daddy o
There's whisky in the jar
The gold and silver coins, they looked so bright and shiny
Oh, I took them home straightway, and I gave 'em to my Molly;
She vowed and she promised that she never would deceive me
But the devil's in the women, oh, you never can believe 'em
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But when I awoke between six and seven
The guards were all around me in numbers odd and even;
I reached for my pistols, but alas, I was mistaken;
My pistols had been fired, and a prisoner I was taken
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They put me in the jail without judge or writin'
For robbing Colonel Pepper, oh, on Kilgary Mountain
But they didn't take my fists, so I knocked the sentry down
And bade farewell to the jail in Sligo town
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Some people take delight in fishin' and in bowlin';
Oh, others take delight in the carriages a-rollin';
But I take delight in the juice of the barley
And courtin' pretty girls 'til the morning so early