As I was sitting by the fire
Talking to old Reilly's daughter
Suddenly a thought come into me head
I'd like to marry old Reilly's daughter
Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it
On your old big drum (Little fiddle!)
Reilly played on the big bass drum
Reilly had a mind for murder and slaughter
Reilly had a bright red blisterin eye
Kept that eye on his lovely daughter
Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it
On your old big drum (Little Guinness!)
Her hair was black and her eyes were blue
The colonel and the major and the captain sought her
The sergeant and the private and the drummer boy too
Never had a chance with Reilly's daughter
Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it on your old big drum (Woo!)
I got me a ring and a parson too
Got me a stretch in a married quarter
Settled me down to a peaceful life
Happy as a king with Reilly's daughter
Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it on your old big drum (Stepdance!)
Suddenly a footstep on the stair
Who should it be but William Slaughter (?)
With two pistols in the air
Looking for the man who'd marry his daughter
Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it
On your old big drum (Little Murphies!)
I grabbed old Reilly by the hair
Dunked his head in a pail of water
Fired his pistol into the air
A damned sight quicker than I married his daughter
Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae Giddy i-ae for the one-eyed Reilly
Giddy i-ae (clap clap clap) Try it on your old big drum (Last round!)