I'll Tell Me Ma

notes:
historical: Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland (which is sort of part of the United Kingdom, though that's up for discussion). I'm sure you know this song. Hearing it will probably remind you of a very long ago time when you listened to Wee Sing Silly Songs on little tiny records on your Smurfs record player. Maybe not.
CDs/MP3s: They haven't recorded this, probably never will. But if you want to hear the tune, it's available on this page, as long as you have the Crescendo plug-in. It's like an incredibly annoying midi but at least you'll get the drift. The lyrics are there but you won't want to stay there long enough to read them, with that midi blaring in your ear. Plus the sheep. ::shudder::
special Prodigals info: The boys play this very up tempo, usually as an encore, and generally everyone is feeling very genial at that point and it's a good time.

I'll Tell Me Ma

chorus:
I'll tell me ma, when I go home,
The boys won't leave the girls alone.
They pull my hair, they stole my comb,
And that's alright till I go home.
She is handsome, she is pretty,
She's the belle of Belfast city,
She is courtin', one, two, three,
Please won't you tell me who is she?

Albert Mooney says he loves her,
All the boys are fighting for her.
They rap at the door and they ring at the bell,
Saying 'Oh, my true-love are you well?'
Out she comes as white as snow,
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes,
Old Jenny Murphy says she'll die,
If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye.

chorus

Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the snow come tumblin' from the sky
She's as sweet as apple pie
And she'll get her own lad by and by.
When she gets a lad of her own
She won't tell her ma when she gets home
Let them all come as they will,
For it's Albert Mooney she loves still.

chorus

If you're interested in another modern cultural use of this song, and if you're a Brak fan, you might be interested in going to this page.