There's a dashing sort of bhoy who was once his country's joy,

But his ructions and his rows no longer charm me,

He often takes command in a fury-spouting band

Called the "Ballyhooly" Parliamentary Army.

At Donnybrook's famed fair he might shine with radiance rare,

A "Pathriot" he's called, and may be truly,

It is catching, I'm afraid, for when he is on parade

There seems scarce a sober man in "Ballyhooly."

Chorus.

Whililoo, hi ho! Faith they all enlist, ye know,