The Jolly Tinker

from A Family Odyssey by McDonnell Trio

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lyrics

The Jolly Tinker

As I went down a shady lane
On a door I chanced to knock
Have you any pots or kettles, mam
Or rusty holes to block?

With’a me ring a doo a day
With’a me ring a doo a daddy o

The missus came out to the door
She asked me to come in
Sayin’ you’re welcome jolly tinker
And I hope you brought your tin

She brought me through the kitchen
And she led me through the hall
And the servants cried the divil
Has he come to block us all?

She brought me up the stairs me boys
To show me what to do
And she fell on the feather bed
And I fell on it too

She reached into her pocket
And she pulled out twenty pound
Sayin’ take this me jolly tinker
And we’ll have another round

Well I’ve been a jolly tinker now
For forty years or more
But such a lovely job as that
I never done before

credits

from A Family Odyssey, released April 12, 2023
Michael McDonnell: vocals
Simon McDonnell: vocals, bodhran
Kevin McDonnell: vocals

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McDonnell Music Rennes, France

La légende des McDonnell commence avec Michael, le père, dans le pub familial du comté de Kilkenny. Élevé à la musique traditionnelle irlandaise, il vogue vers la France et y nourrit deux fils, Simon et Kevin, d’un mélange de ballades folk et de bluegrass. Au son du banjo, de la mandoline, de la guitare, de l’accordéon et du bodhran, cette trinité musicale révèle un véritable gospel irlandais... ... more

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