“O'Dooley's First Five O'Clock Tea”

Description

"O'Dooley got rich on an aqueduct job And he made a considerable pile." O'Dooley celebrates with a series of parties. Someone spikes the tea at one such event, and mayhem (or at least silliness) follows. O'Dooley vows revenge

Notes

Traditional? I'm not sure. This sort of drunken-Irishman song was amazingly common, and of course the Pankakes give no source information. - RBW

Cross references

References

  1. Pankake-PHCFSB, pp. 29-31, "O'Dooley's First Five O'Clock Tea" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. DT, DOOLYTEA*
  3. Roud #12778
  4. BI, DTdoole

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1988 (Prairie Home Companion Folk Song Book)
Keywords: drink humorous party
Found in: US