Dubliners, The - The Comical Genius Lyrics
O a comical genius was thinking one day
How he'd jack up his job and receive handy pay
He did not like begging and work was too hard
So he got a bright notion to join up the guard
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
Got a new suit of blue as bright as new pins
They drilt him, they drilt him, they drilt him so hard
The old sergeant proclaimed him a full fledged guard
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
He was stationed somewhere near the town of Athy
On the roads of the district he kept a close eye
The girls they admired him as all brassers do
Fell in love with the guard and his new suit of blue
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
Well the girls they would wink and they'd nod as he passed
And this little colleen, she being a die-hard
She made it quite clear that she wanted no guard
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
Well one time while on duty on a cold winter's night
Sure he caught her out cycling without any light
Where's your light, miss? says he; for an answer says she
It's next to me liver, where you'll never be
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
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Dubliners, The The Comical Genius Comments
Like a bunch of giddy children! Its just magical!
" He's Shhhhyyyyyy would you believe that! "
Still listening 2019
Im pissing myself
0:10 "He's shite!"
So good!
I m so happy our paths crossed in our life for all the the good times we had love you for ever Barney
The genius of this is that the writer could have had her say "it's next to my heart, where you'll never be" but chose to say next to my liver. Comical genius indeed. Barney had a keen ear for the good songs.
Lights are a slang term for the offal off an animal, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. So when the Guard asks "where are your lights Miss" she reply's, "next to my liver, where you'l never be".
Sounds like Cod Liver Oil
+beamerball666 same melody, yep.
Let's face it.All the famous Newfoundland songs can be traced back to our
Irish roots.
Both songs take their melody from a irish song an lacha bhaca "the lane duck"
I don't get it. The light is near her liver?
+BuzzKill
Lights is the nickname for the offal parts, heart, liver and lungs.
Flashlight or reflective bicycle light when riding at night would be kept somewhere around your waist (around to your liver when leaning forward on a bicycle). As a policeman he is reprimanding her for not having her reflective light (but he is really just using this as an excuse to hit on her). She says it's right here "next to me liver where you'll never be," meaning "you are never getting into this p*ssy so give it up already."
The air of "An lacha Bacach". Great song.
Go ed Barn
Pure brilliant so it is .
this is a really good song
Sounds like cod liver oil
Barney,you were a comical genius,god bless XX
R I P barney
how could you not love this great man.R I P barney
a great man R I P barney
R I P barney :-(
RIP Barney, thank you for your music
RIP Barney, my favourite dubliner :-(
RIP Barney
Great pic of them and shane! Great song as well :).
@dubliner85 Next year when they come The Netherlands again I will buy the box of 4 cd's.
I saw it two weeks ago when I was at the concert of them for the first time. But it won't be the last time.
This has the same melody as Bridgit McCann!!! I love it!!!
from which year is this? is guess early seventies?
it is yes, there are a few songs to that air, another one is called "johnny jump up" its very funny
ist it the melodi of "Cod Liver Oil"?
Das Beste!
Ah Barney ya fuckin' legend... Love this track...
go on Barney
he sings, Fidller's Green and I Wish I Had Someone and South Australia
Does he still sing this one?
try the cd the Dubliners Roots, its a double cd track 9 on disk 2.
love it.
Great song!!
Go on Barney
Wholly shite. Barney McKenna should have sung a few more during the early years! Very mighty. Very Barney. I love it.
Slan
--GB
It's on a cd, but that one is only available at their concerts. It's in a box of 4 cd's and a dvd.
Also it's available on their rare lp 'Hometown'.
where it's came from, is it on cd this version.
Ah I love Barney!