The Mero Lyrics

The MeroSomebody under the bedWhoever can it be?I feel so very nervousI call for JoaneeJoanee lights the candleBut there's nobody thereHey! Hi! DiddeleedaiAnd out goes sheSkipping rope still turningChildren at their playIn and out of Clarendon StreetIn and out to prayI haven't prayed for twenty yearsOr sung a happy songSince praying went with innocenceAnd the devil played alongAnd we all went up to the MeroHey there! Who's your man?It's only Johnny '40 coats'Sure he's a desperate manBang, bang shoots the busesWith his golden keyHey! Hi! DiddeleedaiAnd out goes sheMe father was a staterAnd me mother loved a tanShe loved her Hafner's sausagesAnd her soldier fancy manNoel's up in Jacob'sAnd Mary's on the townAnd I joined the transport unionWhen they said my nose was brownAnd we all went up to the MeroHey there! Who's your manIt's Alfie Byrne out walkingSure he's a decent manBang, bang shoots the busesWith his golden keyHey! Hi! DiddeleedaiAnd out goes sheI've a tanner for the MeroAnd me confo money's hidIt marries in the family wayShe can blame the Cisco kidI'll be langers in the morningMe longers need a patchAh, Jesus! There's lone' MartinI hope he's won the matchMe uncle had a wolfhoundThat never had to peeBut Harry Lemon snatched itDown on Eden quayNow I have me primoAnd me scapulars are blueFor helping the black babiesAnd Dolly Fossett tooAnd we all went up to the MeroHey there! Who's your man?It's Brendan Behan out walkingSure he's a ginger manBang, bang shoots the busesWith his golden keyHey! Hi! DiddeleedaiAnd out goes sheIt's true that Dublin's changingSince the pillar was blown downBy the winds of violenceThat are buggering up the townWe used to solve a differenceWith a digging match and a jarBut now they're all playing bang-bangThat's going too bleeding farAnd we all go up to the MeroHey there! Who's your man?It's only me guardian angelGet a large one for your manThere's no use blamin' RussiaSure now it's the holy hourA plenary indulgenceAnd another baby power