Chords for Ronnie Drew - Phil The Fluter's Ball

[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] Have you heard of Filter Flute, [G] or from the town [D] of Ballymuck?
The times was going hard with him, in fact the [A] man was broke.
[D] So he sent an invitation [G] to his [D] neighbours one and all,
as how he'd write their company that evening at a ball.
When [A] writing out, [Bm] he was careful [D] to suggest to them
that if [A] they found a hat [E] of his convenient [A] at the door,
[D] the more [A] they put in, [Bm] whenever [D] he requested them.
The better would the music be for [A] battering the floor,
[D] with the flute [G] and the [D] fiddle on the fiddle-low,
hopping in the middle like a hen [A] on the [D] griddle-low.
Oh, they were hand [G] around the cross [D] and hit the [Bm] wall,
you hadn't been a [A] gaiety, you'd feel [D] the flute at [F#] fall.
[Bm] _ [A] _
[D] There was Mr Dennis [G] Docherty, who [D] kept the running dog,
there was Little Crumpet Paddy from the Turtle [A] Locket [D] Ball.
There were boys from everywhere, [G] and even girls [D] from every art,
and the [Bm] beautiful Miss [Em] Brady's and the [D] private Alston Cards.
And [A] along with [Bm] them came [D] Bouncing Mrs Copperty,
[A] Little Mickey Mulligan was also to the [D] fore,
[A] Rose Suzanne [Bm] and [D] Margaret O'Rofferty,
the flower of Erdmere Bullion and the pride [A] of Pedlebor.
[D] With a toot on the [G] flute and a [D] fiddle on the fiddle-low,
hopping in the middle like a hen [A] on the [D] griddle-low.
Oh, they were [G] hand around the [D] cross and hit the wall,
you [Bm] hadn't been a [A] gaiety, you'd [D] feel the flute at fall.
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
First Little Mickey Mulligan got up to show them how,
and then the way that Copperty steps out and takes her bow.
By dancing off your [G] legs, you'd see as [D] sure as you were born,
you'd [Bm] only make the viper play the [D] hare was in the corn.
[A] So Philip plays [Bm] up to the [D] best of his ability,
the [A] ladies and the gentlemen begin to do the [D] share.
[A] Faith and [Bm] Mick, it's [D] you that has agility,
be-gobbling Mrs Copperty, you're [A] leaping like a [D] hare.
With a toot on the [G] flute and a [D] fiddle on the fiddle-low,
hopping in the middle like a [A] hen on the [D] griddle-low,
oh, they were [G] hand around the [D] cross and hit the wall,
you [Bm] hadn't been a gaiety, [D] you'd feel the flute at fall.
[Bm] _ _ [D] Then Phil the filter [G] tipped the wing [D] to Little Crooked Pat,
which think it's nearly fine to see [A] for passing round [D] the hat.
So Paddy passed [G] the carving round [D] and looking very cute,
said you [Bm] have to pay the price for when [D] you tootled on the flute.
Then all [Bm] joined in with the greatest [D] joviality,
[A] covered in the buckle and the shuffle and [D] the cuff.
[A] Jigs were danced of [D] the very finest quality,
with a wit about the company [A] you'd handle in [D] the foot.
With a toot on the [G] flute and [D] a fiddle on the fiddle-low,
hopping in the middle like [A] a hen on the griddle-low,
[D] oh, they [G] were hand around [D] the cross and hit the wall,
[Bm] you hadn't been [A] a gaiety, [D] you'd feel the flute at fall.
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[D] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _