Jump, Little Children - Sean O'Flaherty's Accordion lyrics

[Verse 1] My name is Sean O' Flaherty And a story I will tell Come gather round, quiet down As so to hear it well Listen with all patience As I sing this song For my voice it is weak And my drink it is strong [Verse 2] My father played the accordion A pa**ion in his hands To end the day, he'd sit and play The music of his land He played it to forget And he played to recall And he played for his family But for me most of all [Verse 3] He said "Sean come and listen To what I have to say The time has come for you, my son To learn how to play." "My hands have grown tired I've counted my moons So please take my instrument With it take my tune." [Verse 4] The music, it was brilliant The music, it was grand The instrument would dance around Alive in my hands I played it to forget And I played to recall And I played this old instrument For my father most of all [Verse 5] In the cold month of January My father pa**ed away And in that time, I came to find The music hard to play But troubled I was not With a drink in my hand For it's easy to forget When it's hard just to stand [Verse 6] So I brought my old accordian To the pub as if to play But I pa** it far, across the bar My drinking for to pay You can drink to forget You can drink to recall But I'll drink to this old instrument That hangs on the wall