Abie Sings An Irish Song 15 May 1913 lyrics

1st verse:]
In an Irish neighborhood
Abie kept a clothing store
But business wasn`t good
No one came into the store and Abe wondered why
But soon winked his eye
Then bought up ev`ry Irish song that he could buy
In an hour and a half
Someone taught him how to sing the Irish songs somehow
He learned them all with ease
Them Irish melodies
He knows them all by heart and now

[chorus:]
When an Irishman looks in the window
Abie sings an Irish song
When a suit of clothes he sells
He turns around and yells
`By Killarney`s lakes and dells`
Any time an Irish customer comes in the place
Thinking that it`s owned by someone of the Irish race
If he looks at Abie with a doubt upon his face
Abie sings an Irish song

[2nd verse:]
Ev`ry morning Abie goes
Through the store a-singing
`Where the River Shannon flows`
Business it is bringing and he knows what is best
He don`t take a rest
He sings `Killarney` when he sells a coat and vest
Any time he gets a cold
Down his throat a bunch of fancy cough drops he will push
When anyone is near
He sings `Acushla Dear`
With emphasis upon the `cush`

[2nd chorus:]
When an Irishman looks in the window
Abie sings an Irish song
When a suit of clothes he sells
He turns around and yells
`By Killarney`s lakes and dells`
Any time an Irishman comes in to pick a bone
If he looks at Abie and hollers in an angry tone
`I would like to wrestle with a Levi or a Cohn`
Abie sings an Irish song
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