Louse House in Kilkenny The Wolfe Tones

The first of me downfall I walked out the door
At night, oh now and to Carrick-on-Suir
Goin' into Kilkenny, was late in the night
As I went through that city I saw the gaslight
With me fal-de-diddle-air at-aye-air, at-aye-ey

And there in this backstreet there was this gaslamp
And under it sat the chap called the tramp
He asked me for a penny and to him I did say
"Could you should me a place where I could stay?"
With me fal-de-diddle-air at-aye-air, at-aye-ey

He directed me down to sweet Lovers' Lanе
To a place called The Rеfuge, I think that's the name
Stepped inside the door, put me back to the wall
'Twas then I found 'twas a cobbler's hall
With me fal-de-diddle-air at-aye-air, at-aye-ey

The old man in the corner, ready mendin' some brogues
With his hammer and chisel goin' round like a ghost
The old woman inside and to me she did say
"If you gimme a shillin', sir, here you can stay"
With me fal-de-diddle-air at-aye-air, at-aye-ey

She brought me upstairs and she put out the light
And in less than five minutes I had to show fight
For the bugs and the flies, they collected to march
And over me belly they formed an arch
And one big [?] gave me such a nip
I was very near losing the use of me hip
With me fal-de-diddle-air at-aye-air, at-aye-ey