Courtin’ in the kitchen

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1. Come single belle and beau,
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onto me pay attention
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Don´t ever fall in love,

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is the devil's own invention.

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Once I fell in love

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with a maiden so bewitchin'

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Miss Henrietta Bell,

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out in Captain Kelly's kitchen

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Chorus: With my toora looral I,

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and my toora loora laddy,

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With my toora looral I,

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and my toora loora laddy.

2. At the age of seventeen, I was 'prenticed to a grocer

Not far from Stephen's Green, where Miss Henry used to go, sir

Her manners were sublime and she set my heart a-twitchin'

And she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen.

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3. Next Sunday bein' the day that we were to have the flare-up

I dressed myself quite gay, and I frizzed and oiled my hair up

The Captain had no wife, faith he had gone out fishin'

And we kicked up high life, down below stairs in the kitchen.

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4. With her arms around my waist, she slyly hinted marriage

To the door in dreadful haste came Captain Kelly's carriage!

Her eyes soon filled with hate and poison she was spittin´

When the Captain at the door walked right into the kitchen.

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5. When the Captain came downstairs though he saw my situation

In spite of all my prayers, I was marched off to the station

For me they'd take no bail, but to get home I was itchin'

And I had to tell the tale, how I came into the kitchen.

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6. I said she did invite me, but she gave a flat denial

For assault she did indict me, and I was sent for trial.

She swore I robbed the house, in spite of all her screechin'

And I got six months hard, for my courtin' in the kitchen.

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