Mr. Connaughton Lyrics - Singles - Ralph Mctell

Mr Connaughton my memory's long, though the years have flown 

Though the years have gone. 

Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary? 

Were you from Cork or Tipperary? 

Mr Connaughton when we lived underneath 

Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his teeth 

And for a while I had a gap too 

But it closed when my big teeth came through. 

Oh it closed when my big teeth came through. 

Mr Connaughton you seemed to laugh such a lot 

And that would make us smile too, as often as not 

Did you have a friend who was a soldier? 

Well I'm gonna join the army when I'm older. 

Well I know you paid a fiver for that old motorbike 

And they said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might. 

I was nearly asleep when it spluttered into life 

And I clenched my fist and smiled a secret smile of delight 

Was your first name Kevin or Mike? 

I remember when you built us a soap-box cart 

With the wheels off a pram, and a plank out in the yard, 

And you gave us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet. 

Oh boy it was the best one on the street, 

And you said "Jesus, that's the best one on the street". 

I remember when your little girl was born 

You brought her downstairs to show us all, 

And we were allowed to kiss her 

And I wished she was my sister. 

Mr Connaughton, you moved away 

With your wife and your baby, but we stayed 

Till finally we got re-housed too 

And I never will forget you 

Mr Connaughton my memory's long though the years have flown 

Though the years have gone 

Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary? 

Were you from Cork or Tipperary?