[Am]Saint Patrick was a[F] gentleman, he[C] came from decent[G] people
He[Am] built a church in[F] Dublin town and[C]
on it[G] put a[C] steeple
His[C] father was a[F] Gallagher, his[C] mother was a [G]Grady
His[C] aunt was an O'[F]Shaughnessy
and his[C] uncle [G7]was a[C] Brady
(C) Success to bold Saint (F) Paddy's fist
(C) he was a saint so (G) clever
(C) he gave the snakes and (F)
toads a twist
(C) and banished (G) them (C) forever.
The Wicklow hills are very high and so's the hill of Howth, sir
But there's a hill much higher still, much higher
than them both, sir
From the top of this high hill Saint Patrick preached a sermon
Drove the frogs into the bogs and
banished all the vermin
There's not a mile in Eireann's isle where dirty vermin muster
But there he put his dear
forefoot and murdered them in clusters
The frogs went plop, the toads went flop, slapdash into the water
The snakes
committed suicide to save themselves from slaughter
Nine hundred thousand reptiles blue he charmed with sweet discourses
And
dined on them at Killaloe in soups and second courses
Blind worms crawling on the grass disgusted all the nation
Down
to hell with a holy spell he changed the situation
No wonder that them Irish lads should be so gay and frisky
Sure
Saint Patrick taught them that as well as making whisky
No wonder that the saint himself should understand distilling
His
mother had a shebeen shop in the town of Enniskillen
O was I but so fortunate as to be back in Munster
I'd rebound
unto that ground and nevermore should want, sir
There Saint Patrick planted corn, cabbages and praties
He had pigs galore,
a gra a stor, altar boys and ladies
