1. Oh, then, tell me Paddy Farrell, tell me why you hurry so?
He paused long enough to moon me, and his cheeks were all aglow!
"I bear orders from the Captain, get ye ready quick and soon!
For we'll scandalize the neighbors, with the Hanging of the Moon.
CHORUS
''Tis the Hanging of the Moon, 'Tis the Hanging of the Moon,
With yer trousers 'round yer ankles for the Hanging of the Moon,
2. Then I asked him "Where's the meeting,
And he answered with a smirk,
"In the shabeen by the river, where yer momma used to work!"
So I struck with my shelaleigh, and he quickly changed his tune,
Not a word about me mother, just the Hanging of the Moon.
(Cho)
3. Down through many a mudwall cabin, eyes were watching through the night,
As a thousand cheeks got ready, to present themselves to sight.
Some were washed like brand-new babies, some paint-striped like a baboon,
And five hundred men were ready, for the Hanging of the Moon!
(CHO)
4. Down beside that shining water, a great massz of assz was seen.
Some were old and seasoned vet-trans, some were newbies, fresh and green.
And the oldest there among them were as wrinkled as a prune,
But as proud as Punch to be there, for the Hanging of the Moon!
(Chorus)