Captain Kelly's Kitchen

[Verse 1]

Come single guy and gal unto me pay attention

Don't ever fall in love, it's the devil's own invention

For once he fell in love with a maiden so bewitching

Miss Henrietta Bell down in Captain Kelly's kitchen

[Refrain]

With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie

Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

[Verse 2]

At the age of seventeen I apprenticed to a grocer

Not far from Stephen's Green where Miss Henri used to go sir

Her manners were sublime she set my heart a-twitchin'

When she invited me to a party in the kitchen

[Refrain]

With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie

Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

[Verse 3]

Sunday was the day that they were to have their flare-up

He dressed himself quite gay, I frizzed and oiled my hair up

The Captain had no wife and he had gone a-fishin'

She groped me on the stairs beneath the old man's kitchen

[Refrain]

With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie

Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

[Verse 4]

Her arms around my waist she slyly hinted marriage

When to the door in haste came Captain Kelly's carriage

Her eyes were full of hate and poison she was spittin'

The Captain kicked the door in and stormed into the kitchen

[Refrain]

With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie

Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

[Verse 5]

When the Captain came downstairs he saw my situation

In spite of all his prayers he was marched off to the station

For him they'd take no bail, to get home I was itchin'

He had to tell the tale how I came into the kitchen

[Refrain]

With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie

Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie

[Verse 6]

I said she did invite me, but she gave flat denial

For assault she did indict me and I was sent for trial

She swore he'd robbed her house in spite of all her screechin'

I got six months hard for his courtin' in the kitchen

[Refrain]

With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie

Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie