McCarthy Lay Dead - Rose & Thistle

McCarthy Lay Dead Lyrics

Oh,
McCarthy lay dead with his brother beside him
His brother lay dead with McCarthy beside him
They both lay dead in the very same bed
And neither one knew that the other was dead
(x5, each time faster)
Then at the pub, the rafters were shakin'
Those McCarthy boys the villiage was wakin'
They both sat up, said, "How do you do?"
And each one replied, "Far better than you."
Allister said to Rob, "Look at you lad.
You're layin' there dead. 'Tis all very sad."
Rob said to Al'ster, "You're layin' there too."
And neither could figure what they were to do
They looked at each other, said, "What a fine wake."

Rob said, "You know, 'tis all for my sake.
For your poor old soul I'm sure they did feel
But threw us both in along with the deal. (?)
Allister drew back his first for a throw
Rob started floatin' to miss the blow
The spirits were flyin' in more ways than one
The McCarthy boys' wake was bloody damn fun
For have you ever seen two spirits fightin'
Wagers were laid, the whole scene was frightenin'
And now the pub's known just for their sake
The fight that broke at the McCarthy boys wake
The people they come from miles around
For fightin, the pub, they still can be found
The attention, they love it, this jolly good hub
For each of their widows owns half of the pub
Oh,
McCarthy lay dead with his brother beside him
His brother lay dead with McCarthy beside him
They both lay dead in the very same bed
And neither one knew that the other was dead
(x4, each time faster)
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Lyrics submitted by Jessica Lane.