The Mad Lady And Me

among the walls and ruins

of the horrid civic stone

I walked without a lover

for my older bones

the sun was strong in going down

It was a dreamlike day

it was there we met the trinity

and there I heard them saying

and she said bye bye Mama

Goodbye brother John

Farethee well ye Shandon bells

ring on, ring on

she leaned and leaned much closer

and she hugs them all goodbye

her mother cried "don't go my love"

we all must bye and bye

a drunken tongue said "leave her off"

she'll drive us all crazy

she turned around and saw my face

and both of us was she

and she said bye bye Mama

Goodbye brother John

Farethee well ye Shandon bells

ring on, ring on

up and to the limestone wall

and down the level steps

she threw herself into the stream

witha spash and no regrets

side stroke swimming midstream

throwing kisses to the crowd

and everything was silent

and the sky had not one cloud

and she said bye bye Mama

Goodbye brother John

Farethee well ye Shandon bells

ring on, ring on

we were swimming out in the sunset,

we were swimming out to sea,

swimming down by the Opera House

The Mad Lady and me.