Mr Connaughton my memory's long, though the years have the years have gone. Was your wife's name or Mary? Were you from Cork or
Mr when we lived underneath Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap his teeth And for a I had a gap too But it when my big teeth came through. Oh it closed my big teeth came through.
Mr you seemed to laugh such a lot And that would make us smile too, as as not Did you have a who was a soldier? Well I'm join the army when I'm older.
Well I you paid a fiver for that old motorbike And said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might. I was nearly asleep when it into life And I clenched my fist and a secret smile of delight Was your first Kevin or Mike?
I remember when you built us a cart With the off a pram, and a plank out in the yard, And you us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet. Oh boy it was the one on the street, And you said "Jesus, that's the one on the street".
I remember when your little girl was You brought her to show us all, And we were to kiss her And I she was my sister.
Mr Connaughton, you away With wife and your baby, but we stayed finally we got re-housed too And I never will you
Mr Connaughton my memory's long the years have flown Though the have gone Was wife's name Marjorie or Mary? you from Cork or Tipperary?