Deadly Dick's
Deadly Dick's appears on Sid's album Chained Melody
Full words and music appear in Man Of Convictions
Oh
me name is Dick O'Really, I was leader of the band;
We
had Mick who mauled the lute, Ric the fiddle flayer and
There
was Nick who tortured flutes, but the star - there's no dispute -
Was
myself, because I beat the daylights out of my bodhran.
And
we played:
Well
the band all got together in the back room of the Star,
Where
we thrashed the deadly tune, for hours and hours and hours.
We
slaughtered Paddy Doyle, then a Sailor's Life we spoiled,
And
decided that we'd call ourselves Four Deadbeats In The Bar.
And
we played:
If
the truth be told not everybody found the music fun;
In
fact, beside ourselves, well, there wasn't even one!
The
Vicar sat and prayed, June turned off her hearing aid,
And
Fred said if he had one he'd go home and get his gun.
We
still played:
Well
at closing time the landlord asked us why we played that stuff;
"For
the kicks and for the crack", was the way Nick summed it up.
So
the landlord cracked Nick's flute, kicked the fiddle through the lute,
And
shoved my bodhran where I'd have to play it standing up!
Well
at the time I cried, but now I feel such pride,
For I can say that I was there the day the deadly died!
Copyright Chris Sugden 1999