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maddy prior & tim hart - paddy stole the rope lyrics

there were once two irish labouring men, to england they came over
and they tramped about in search of work from liverpool to dover
says mike to pat “i’m tired of this, we’re both left in the lurch
and if i don’t get work, bedad, i’ll go and rob a church”
“what? rob a church?” says pat to mike, “how could you be so vile?
for something sure would happen while we’re going down the aisle
but if you do, i’ll go with you and we’ll get safe out, i hope”
so listen and i’ll tell you now how paddy stole the rope

whilе off they went with theft intеnt to the place they wanted finding
and they broke inside of a country church where n0body was minding
and they scr+ped together all they could, they were prepared to slope
when paddy says “now hold on, mike, what have we got for rope?
for we have no bag to hold our swag and before we get outside
with something strong and stout, my lad, this bundle must be tied”
and just then he spied the church bell rope and before you could turn about
he did ride up the belfry high to climb that rope so stout
and holding on by one hand and leg, he pulled his clasp knife out
and right above his hand and head, he cut that rope so stout
well he quite forgot it held him up and by the holy pope
down to the bottom of the church fell paddy and the rope

“come out of that” says mike to pat, “and will you stop your moaning?
if that’s the way you steal a rope, it’s no wonder that you’re groaning
i’ll show you how to steal the rope if you lend to me your knife”
“oh mike, go easy” says old pat, “or else you’ll lose your life”
so mike climbed up the other rope just like an antelope
but instead of cutting it off above, he cut it off below
down fell the other piece of rope and mike was left on high
“come down” says pat, “i can’t” says mick, “for if i drop, i’ll die”

well their noise, it brought the beagles out, the s+xton and police
and though they got poor micky down, they spared them no release
and for their ingenuity, they have now a wider scope
than when they broke inside a church to go and steal the rope

- maddy prior tim hart lyrics

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