[Verse]
Come single belle and beau, and to me pay attention,
Don't ever fall in love, it's the devil's own invention,
For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitching
Miss Henrietta Bell, out of Captain Kelly's kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Verse]
At the age of seventeen, I was prenticed to a grocer,
Not far from Stephen's Green, where Miss Henry used to go, sir,
Her manners were sublime, she set me heart a twitching,
And she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

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Next Sunday being the day we were to have the flare-up,
I dressed meself quite gay, and I frizzed and oiled me hair up,
The Captain had no wife, but he had gone out fishing,
And we kicked up high life, down below stairs in the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Verse]
Just as the clock struck six, we sat down to the table,
She handed tay and cake, and I ate while I was able,
We drank hot punch and tay, till me sides they were a stitching,
The hours passed quick away, when you're courting in the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Verse]
With me arms around her waist, she slyly hinted marriage,
But the door in dreadful haste came old Captain Kelly's carriage,
Her eyes soon filled with hate, and poison she was spitting,
When the footman broke the door and walked right into the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Verse]
She flew up off me knee, full five feet up or higher,
And over head and heels, threw me slap into the fire,
Me new Repealers coat, that I bought from Mr. Mitchell,
With a twenty shilling note, went to blazes in the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Verse]
I grieved to see me duds all smeared with smoke and ashes,
When a tub of dirty suds right in my face she dashes,
I lay upon the floor, and water she kept pitching,
And the footman came downstairs and walked right into the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Verse]
When the Captain came downstairs, he saw the situation,
In spite of all me prayers, I was marched off to the station,
For me they'd have no bail, but to get home I was itchingm
But I had to tell the tale how I came into the kitchen,

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

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I said, "She did invite me", but she gave a flat denial,
For assault she did indict me, and I was sent for trial,
She swore I robbed the house, in spite of all her screeching,
And I got six months hard, for me courting in the kitchen.

[Chorus]
With me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.

[Chorus]
Me toora-loora-la, me toora-loora-laddy,
Me toora-loora-la, with me toora-loora-laddy.