Moses Ritooraliay lyrics

MOSES RI-TOORAL-I-AY
(Brain O`Higgins)

The policeman walked out, oh, so proud on his beat
When a vision came to him of stripes on his sleeve;
`Promotion,` he whispered, `I`ll try for today,
So its come with me Mister Ri-tooral-i-ay.`

`Come tell me your name,` says the limb of the law
To the little fat man selling wares on the straw.
`What`s that, sir? Me name, sir? Why it`s there on display
And it`s Moses Ri-tooral-i-ooral-i-ay.`

Now, the trial it came on and it lasted a week.
One judge said `twas German; another, `twas Greek-
`Prove you`re lrish,` said the policeman `and beyond it say nay;
And we`ll sit on it, Moses Ri-tooral-i-ay.`

Now the prisoner stepped up there as stiff as a crutch.
`Are you lrish or English or German or Dutch?`
`I`m a Jew, sir; I`m a Jew, sir,` that came over to stay.
And my name it is Moses Ri-tooral-i-ay.`

`We`re two of a kind.` said the judge to the Jew;
`You`re a cousin of Briscoe and I am one too.
This numbskull has blundered and for it will pay.`
`Wisha that`s right,` says Moses Ri-tooral-i-ay.

There`s a garbage eollcctor who works down our strset;
He once was a policeman, the pride of his beat.
And he moans all the night and he groans all the day,
Singing,` Moses Ri-tootal-i-ooral-i-ay. `

Note: This reflects on the period when the Irish language was
outlawed in Ireland; the inability of the police to speak, or
even recognize the language presented enforcement problems.
Briscoe was Dublin`s mayor. He was Jewish. (As the story
goes, `only in America.`

Recorded by Clancys
See also LIMBLAW
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