Dicey reilley 4/4

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.Poor aul Dicey Reilly she has taken to the sup 
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Poor aul Dicey Reilly she will never give it up 
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It’s off each morn-in’ to the pub   And  then she's in for a-nother little drop   
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Ah, the heart of the realm is Dic-ey Ril  -  ey 

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1] She walks along Fitz-gibbon Street with an independent air.
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And then it's down by Summerhill and as the people stare  
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She says it's nearly half past one and it's time I had an-other little one
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Ah, the heart of the realm is Dic-ey Ril  -  ey             (Refrein)
 
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2] She owns a little sweet shop at the corner of the street 
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And every evening after school I goes to wash her feet
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She leaves me there to mind the shop while she nips in for an-other little drop
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Ah, the heart of the realm is Di-cey Ril  -  ey  (Refrein)

(Next two verses are ‘extra’)
 
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3] Long years ago when men were men and fancied May of Long 
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Or lovely Becky Cooper or Maggie's Mary Wong 
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One woman put them all to shame, just one was worthy of the name
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And the name of that dame was Dic-ey Ril  -  ey   (Refrein)

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4] But time went catching up on her like many pretty ones 
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It's after you a-long the street be-fore you're out the door 
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Their balance vague, their looks all fade, but out of all that great bri-gade   
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Still the heart of the realm is Dic-ey Ril  -  ey      (Refrein