Mick McGilligan one fine day Got a lotta money from the USA All from the death of his uncle Joe He got a million and a half or so Says McGilligan "I'll have a fancy ball Down at the old ancestral hall" Invited the neighbors, everyone "Would you some music and some ale and fun?" And they all went down to Mick McGilligan's ball Where they had to tear the paper off the wall To make room for all the people in the hall All the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise At Mick McGilligan's ball Hey The neighbors came from near and far Mulligan arrived in a motor car Old Mrs. Reilly, bless her heart Came with her family in a donkey cart Pat O'Rafferty arrived in an airplane You'll never see the likes again And there was a shout when the two old Skins Came along at a gallop with two Miss Quinns And they all went down to Mick McGilligan's ball Where they had to tear the paper off the wall To make room for all the people in the hall Oh the girls and the boys made a devil of a noise At Mick McGilligan's ball Hey