Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note Fell in for fortune and bought himself a goat Said he 'Sure of goat's milk I'm gonna have me fill' But when he got his nanny home he found it was a bill
And now all the ladies who live in Killaloo Are all wearing bustles like their mothers used to do They each wear a bolster beneath their petticoat And leave the rest to providence and Paddy McGinty's goat
Missus Burke to her daughter said 'Listen Mary Jane Who was the man you were cuddling in the lane? He'd long wirey whiskers all hangin' from his chin.' 'Twas only Pat McGinty's goat' she answered with a grin
Then she went away from the village in disgrace She came back with powder and paint upon her face She'd rings on her fingers and she wore a sable coat You bet your life she didn't get those from Paddy McGinty's goat
Little Nora McCarthy, the knot was going to tie She washed all her troussea and hung it out to dry Then up came the goat and he saw the bits of white He chewed up all her falderals and on her wedding night
'Oh turn out the gas quick!' she shouted out to Pat For though I'm your bride, sure I'm not worth looking at I had two of everything, I told you when I wrote But now I've one of nothing all thro' Paddy McGinty's goat!'
Mickey Reilly he went to the races t'other day He won twenty dollars and he shouted 'Hip hooray!' He held up the note, shouting 'Look at what I've got!' The goat came up and grabbed it and swallowed all the lot
'He's eaten my banknote' said Mickey with a hump They ran for the doctor and the got a stomach pump He pumped and he pumped for that twenty dollar note But all they got was ninepence out of Paddy McGinty's goat
Now auld Paddy's goat had a wonderous appetite And one day for breakfast he had some dynamite A big box of matches he swallowed all serene Then out he went and swallowed up a quart of parafin
He sat by the fireside, he didn't give a hang He swallowed a spark and exploded with a bang So if you go to Heaven, you can bet a dollar note That the angel with the whiskers on Is Paddy McGinty's goat
