Reilly's Daughter

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On February 7, 1991

The Provisional IRA launched a mortar through the roof of a white van parked in Whitehall. The mortar exploded in the back garden of 10 Downing Street

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Reilly's Daughter	[print]
(Trad)

As I was sitting by the fire Talking to old Reilly's daughter Suddenly a thought came into my head I'd like to marry old Reilly's daughter Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae For the one-eyed Reilly Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap) Try it on your old big drum Reilly played on the big bass drum Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter Reilly had a bright red glittering eye And he kept that eye on his lovely daughter Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae For the one-eyed Reilly Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap) Try it on your old big drum Her hair was black and her eyes were blue The colonel and the major and the captain sought her The sergeant and the private and the drummer-boy too But they never had a chance with Reilly's daughter Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae For the one-eyed Reilly Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap) Try it on your old big drum I got me a ring and a parson too Got me a scratch in a married quarter Settled me down to a peaceful life Happy as a king with Reilly's daughter Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae For the one-eyed Reilly Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap) Try it on your old big drum Suddenly a footstep on the stairs Who should it be but Reilly out for slaughter With two pistols in his hands Looking for the man that had married his daughter Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae For the one-eyed Reilly Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap) Try it on your old big drum I caught old Reilly by the hair Rammed his head in a pail of water Fired his pistols into the air A damned sight quicker than I married his daughter Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae For the one-eyed Reilly Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap) Try it on your old big drum

This is an old and lively ballad. It deals with the pursuit of Reilly's daughter by many a man who had to contend with a wild and dangerous father.

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