"Never," I replied.
"You're more ignorant than I thought," said Joe, and without any further explanation he started and sang the following song.
"THE SHOOTIN' OF THE CROW.
"Come all you true-born navvies, attend unto my lay!
While walkin' down through Glasgow town, 'twas just the other day,
I met with Hell-fire Gahey, and he says to me: 'Hallo!
Maloney has got seven days for shootin' of the crow;
With his fol the diddle, fol the diddle daddy.
"'It happened near beside the docks in Moran's pub, I'm told
Maloney had been on the booze, Maloney had a cold,