Do You Want Your Old Lobby
A song from Cork, set to some new music.
This is a sound generator
Dave lives outside of Hartford, CT, and made these albums in 2006.
- June/2006. Reworked songs from the old west.
- August/2006. New versions of traditional Irish songs
- October/2006. Songs from Tin Pan Alley played in new ways.
Story behind the song
Cork landlords are so reasonable that a portion of the rent can be worked off by keeping the place neat and clean.
Lyrics
I've a nice little patch and a small bit of land,
And a place by the side of the sea,
And I care about no-one, because I believe,
There's nobody cares about me.
My peace is destroyed and I'm fairly annoyed,
By a lassie who works in the town,
She sighs every day as she passes the way,
Do you want your old lobby washed down?
Do you want your old lobby washed down conshine?
Do you want your old lobby washed down?
She sighs every day as she passes the way,
Do you want your old lobby washed down?
The other day the old landlord came by for his rent,
I told him no money I had,
Besides twasn't fair for to ask me to pay,
The times being so terribly bad.
He felt discontent at not getting his rent,
And he shook his big head in a frown,
Says he, I'll take half but says I with a laugh,
Do you want your old lobby washed down?
Now the boys look so bashful when they go a courtin',
They seem to look awfully shy,
As to kiss a young maid, sure they seem half afraid,
But they would if they could on the sly.
But me I do things in a different way,
I don't give a nod or a frown,
When I goes to court I says 'Here goes for sport',
Do you want your old lobby washed down
