Текст песни Ralph McTell - Mr. Connaughton
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Mr Connaughton my memory`s long, though the years have flownThough the years have gone.Was your wife`s name Marjorie or Mary?Were you from Cork or Tipperary?Mr Connaughton when we lived underneathOh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his teethAnd for a while I had a gap tooBut it closed when my big teeth came through.Oh it closed when my big teeth came through.Mr Connaughton you seemed to laugh such a lotAnd that would make us smile too, as often as notDid you have a friend who was a soldier?Well I`m gonna join the army when I`m older.Well I know you paid a fiver for that old motorbikeAnd they said it wouldn`t run, but I thought that it might.I was nearly asleep when it spluttered into lifeAnd I clenched my fist and smiled a secret smile of delightWas your first name Kevin or Mike?I remember when you built us a soap-box cartWith 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.Oh boy it was the best one on the street,And you said "Jesus, that`s the best one on the street".I remember when your little girl was born You brought her downstairs to show us all,And we were allowed to kiss herAnd I wished she was my sister.Mr Connaughton, you moved awayWith your wife and your baby, but we stayedTill finally we got re-housed tooAnd I never will forget youMr Connaughton my memory`s long though the years have flownThough the years have goneWas your wife`s name Marjorie or Mary?Were you from Cork or Tipperary?