Dicey riley

Dicey Riley 2/2 (Key: D … quick tempo.
Chorus:
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Poor aul Dicey Reilly she has taken to the sup Poor aul Dicey Reilly she will never give it up    It’s

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 off each morn-in’ to the pub    And  then she's in for a-nother little drop   Ah, the
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heart of the realm is Dic-ey Ril  -  ey
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She walks along Fitz-gibbon S treet with an independent air  And
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 then it's down by Summerhill and as the people stare  She
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says it's nearly half past one and it's time I had an-other little one    Ah, the
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heart of the realm is DiD-ey Ril  -  ey             (Chorus)
 
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She owns a little sweet shop at the corner of the street    AndEvery evening after school I goes to wash her feet   She
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Leaves me there to mind the shop while she nips in for an-other little drop   Ah, the
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heart of the realm is Di-cey Ril  -  ey          (Chorus)   (Next two verses are ‘extra’)
 
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Long years ago when men were men and fancied May of Long 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   And the
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name of that dame was Dic-ey Ril  -  ey      (Chorus)
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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   Still the
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 heart of the realm is Dic-ey Ril  -  ey       (Chorus)   (Chorus)