Barleyjuice - Mush Mush lyrics

'Twas there I learned readin' and writin' At Dick Crooley's where I went to school And 'twas there I learned howlin' and fightin' From me schoolmaster Mr. O'toole Him and me we had many a scrimmage And devil a copy I wrote There was ne'er a gossoon in the village Dare tread on the tail of me coat [Chorus] Singin' mush mush mush toor-i-li-addy Mush mush mush toor-i-li-ay There was ne'er a gossoon in the village Dare tread on the tail of me coat 'Twas there I learned all of me courtin' Many lessons I took in the art Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin' An arrow drove straight through me heart Molly O'Connor, she lived just forninst me And tender lines to her I wrote If you dare say one hard word ag'in 'er I'll tread on the tail of your coat [Chorus] But a blackguard called Mickey Maloney Came stole her affections away For he'd money and I hadn't any So I sent him the challenge next day In the evening we met at the woodbine The Shannon we crossed in a boat And I lathered him with my shillelagh For he tread on the tail of me coat [Chorus] Oh me fame it went all through the nation And folks came a flockin' to see And they cried out without hesitation 'You¹re a fightin' man, Billy Magee!' I've cleaned out the Finnigan faction Licked all the Murphys afloat If you're in for a row or a ruction Just tread on the tail of me coat [Chorus]