Name: Riley's Daughter
Duration: P00H02M43S
Description: From the CD Home from the Field. Recorded in 2005 at Imagine Studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Produced by Dino Pandolfo and Duane Davis.

Riley's Daughter

from Best of The Laughrey Connolly Band by Laughrey Connolly Band

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From the CD Home from the Field. Recorded in 2005 at Imagine Studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Produced by Dino Pandolfo and Duane Davis.

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Riley's Daughter
trad.

As I was sitting by the fire
Puffing on my favorite brier
Suddenly a thought came into my head
I thought I'd marry marry Reilly's daughter

Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae
For the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap)
Try it on your old big drum

Reilly played on the big bass drum
Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter
Reilly had a bright red glittering eye
And he kept that eye on his lovely daughter

Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae
For the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap)
Try it on your old big drum

Her hair was black and her eyes were blue
The colonel and the major and the captain sought her
The sergeant and the private and the drummer-boy too
But they never had a chance with Reilly's daughter

Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae
For the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap)
Try it on your old big drum

I got me a ring and a parson too
Got me a scratch in a married quarter
Settled me down to a peaceful life
Happy as a king with Reilly's daughter

Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae
For the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap)
Try it on your old big drum

Suddenly a knock at the door
Who should it be but the one-eyed Reilly
With two pistols in his hands
Looking for the man that had married his daughter

Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae
For the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap)
Try it on your old big drum

I caught old Reilly by the hair
Rammed his head in a bucket of water
Fired his pistols into the air
A damned sight quicker than I married his daughter

Giddy I ae, giddy I ae, giddy I ae
For the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy I ae, (clap, clap, clap)
Try it on your old big drum

credits

from Best of The Laughrey Connolly Band, released October 3, 2017
Traditional
Lawrence C. Connolly: vocals and rhythm guitar
Christopher Laughrey: lead guitar
Ashley Bass: bass
Lee McGinn: drums

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