The Rakes of Mallow
The Rakes of Mallow | |
| Beauing, belleing, dancing, drinking, Breaking windows, cursing, sinking Every raking, never thinking, Live the Rakes of Mallow; Spending faster than it comes, Beating waiter's bailiffs, duns, Bacchus' true begotten sons, Live the Rakes of Mallow. | 2. One time naught but claret drinking, Then like politicians, thinking To raise the "sinking funds" when sinking. Live the Rakes of Mallow. When at home, with da-da dying, Still for mellow water crying; But, where there's good claret plying Live the Rakes of Mallow. |
| 3. Racking tenants stewards teasing, Swiftly spending, slowly, raising, Wishing to spend all their days in Raking as at Mallow. Then to end this raking life, They get sober, take a wife, Ever after live in strife, And wish again for Mallow. |