Courtin' In The Kitchen

Come single belle and beau, unto me pay attention

Don't ever fall in love, for it's the devil's own invention

For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitching

Miss Henrietta Bell out in Captain Kelly's kitchen

With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

At the age of seventeen I was 'prenticed to a grocer

Not far from Stephen's Green where Miss Henri' used to go sir

Her manners were sublime and she set me heart a-twitchin'

When she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen

With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

Oh, next Sunday bein' the day that we were to have the flare-up

I dressed meself quite gay and I frizzed and oiled me hair up

The Captain had no wife and he had gone a-fishin'

And we kicked up high life down below stairs in the kitchen

With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

With her arm around me waist, she slyly hinted marriage

To the door in dreadful haste came Captain Kelly's carriage

Her eyes were full of hate and poison she was spittin'

When the Captain at the door, walked right into the kitchen

With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

When the Captain came downstairs, though he saw me situation

In despite of all me prayers I was marched off to the station

For me they'd take no bail, but to get home I was itchin'

And I had to tell the tale, how I came into the kitchen

With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

Now, I said she did invite me, but she gave a flat denial

For assault she did indict me, and I was sent for trial

She swore I robbed the house and in spite of all her schreechin'

And I got six months hard for me courtin' in the kitchen

With me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

And me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie