Tippin’ it up to Nancy

Oh there's been a woman in our town

A woman you ought know well

She dearly loved her husband

And another man twice as well

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

She went down to the chemist shop

Some remedies for to buy

Have you anything in your chemist shop

To make me old man blind

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

Give him eggs and marrowbones

And make him suck them all

Before he has the last one sucked

He won't see you at all

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

She gave him eggs and marrowbones

And made him suck them all

Before he had the last one sucked

He couldn't see her at all

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

If in this world I cannot see

Here I cannot stay

I'd drown myself Come on says she

And I'll show you the way

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

She led him to the river

She led him to the brim

But sly enough of Martin

It was him that shoved her in

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Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

She swam through the river

She swam through the brine

Oh Martin dear Martin

Don't leave me behind

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

Oh Martin dear Martin

Don't leave me behind

Yerra shut up outa that ye silly aul fool

Ye know poor Martin is blind

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Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy

There's nine in me family

And none of them is my own

I wish that each and every man

Would come and claim his own

With me right finnickineerio

Me tip finnick a wall

With me right finnickineerio

We're tipping it up to Nancy