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Curfá: Ólaim punch 's ólaim tae 'S an lá ina déidh sin ólaim toddy Ní bhím ar meisce ach uair sa ré Mo ghrása 'n déirc is an té a cheap í
Maíodh gach n-aon a slí sa tsaol Maíodh an chléir 's maíodh an ceannaí Maíodh na mílte a maoin 's a réim Maímse an déirc, 'sí an chéird is fearr í
Ar mo thíocht a luí ar thréad An bhuí san fhéith 's na héimh ag leannaí Báisteach dhaoirse 's rinn ar ghaoth Ó táim le déirc 's ni baol do m' gharraí
Is sámh a bhím im' luí na gréin Gan suim sa t-saol ach scléip 's starraíocht Gan cháin gan chíos ach m'intinn saor Nach fearr í 'n déirc ná céird 's ealaín?
Lá má bhím le híota tréith Bead an lá ina dhéidh ag glaoch na gcannaí Lá le fion 's arís gan bhraon Mo ghrása 'n déirc 's an té a cheap í
Chorus: I drink tea and I drink punch And the following day I drink toddy I'm only drunk but once a month Thanks for charity, and from anybody
Everyone considers all life's ways Thinks of the clergy, thinks of buying Thinks of the army, its power and sway But sure charity is the trade I'm trying
Some farmed land now I see The golden meadow and lambing sheep There's a driving rain and a cutting breeze Never a threat to my crops, for none I keep
Now under the sun I'm happy still Never a care in the world, just joy replayed No tax nor worry, but my own free will Charity sure beats craft or trade
If one day I'm cursed with drought The following day I'll be ordering toddy One day with wine, the next without Thanks for charity, and from anybody
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