Mr. Connaughton lyrics

Mr. Connaughton, my memory's long, though the years have flown

And though the years have gone.

Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?

And were you from Cork or Tipperary?

Mr. Connaughton, when we lived underneath

Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his teeth

And for a while well I had a gap too

But it closed when my big teeth came through.

Oh it closed when my big teeth came through.

Oh Mr Connaughton, you seemed to laugh such a lot

And that would make us smile too, as often as not

Did you have a friend who was a soldier?

Well I'm gonna join the army when I'm older.

I remember when you built us a soap-box cart

With the wheels off a pram, and a plank out in the yard,

And you gave us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet.

And oh boy, it was the best one on the street,

And you said "Jesus, that's the best one on the street".

And I know you paid a fiver for some old motorbike

And they said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might.

And I was nearly asleep when it spluttered into life

And I clenched my fist and smiled a secret smile of delight

Was your first name Kevin or Mike?

I remember when your little girl was born

And you brought her downstairs to show us all,

We were allowed to kiss her

And I wished she was my sister.

Mr. Connaughton, you moved away

With your wife and your baby, but we stayed

Until finally we got re-housed, too

And I never will forget you

Mr. Connaughton, my memory's long though the years have flown

And though the years have gone

Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?

Were you from Cork or Tipperary?

• Artist:Ralph McTell