The Black Cavalry
In the first of me downfall I put out the door
And I straight made me way on for Carrick-on-Suir
Going out by Rathronan 'twas late in the night
Going out the west gate for to view the gaslight
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
There I met with a youth and I unto him said
"Would you kindly direct me to where I'll get a bed?"
It was then he directed me down to Cook's Lane
To where old Dick Darby kept an old sleeping cage
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
Then I put up and down 'til I found out the door
And the missus came out and these words to me said
"If you give me three coppers I'll give you a bed"
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
Then she took me upstairs and she put out the light
And in less than five minutes I had to show fight
In less than five more sure the story was worse
For the fleas came about me and brought me a curse
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Radley fal the diddle airo
'Twas all round me body they formed an arch
And 'twas all round me body they played the dead march
But the bloody old major gave me such a nip
That he nearly had taken the use of me hip
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
Now I'm going to me study, these lines to pen down
And if any poor traveller should e'er come to town
If any poor traveller be knighted like me
Oh, beware of Dick Darby and the black cavalry
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A Cavalaria Negra
Na primeira vez que eu caí, saí pela porta
E segui direto pra Carrick-on-Suir
Saindo por Rathronan, já era tarde da noite
Saindo pela porta oeste pra ver a luz do gás
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
Lá encontrei um jovem e a ele eu disse
"Você poderia me indicar onde eu consigo um lugar pra dormir?"
Foi então que ele me mandou pra Cook's Lane
Onde o velho Dick Darby mantinha uma velha gaiola de dormir
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
Então eu procurei até encontrar a porta
E a dona saiu e me disse essas palavras
"Se você me der três moedas, eu te dou um lugar pra dormir"
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo
Então ela me levou pra cima e apagou a luz
E em menos de cinco minutos eu tive que brigar
Em menos de cinco minutos, a situação piorou
Pois as pulgas vieram e me trouxeram uma maldição
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Radley fal the diddle airo
Era tudo ao redor do meu corpo que formava um arco
E era tudo ao redor do meu corpo que tocava a marcha fúnebre
Mas o maldito velho major me deu uma mordida
Que quase me fez perder o uso do quadril
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Radley fal the diddle airo
Agora eu vou pro meu canto, essas linhas vou escrever
E se algum pobre viajante algum dia chegar à cidade
Se algum pobre viajante for agraciado como eu
Oh, cuidado com Dick Darby e a cavalaria negra
Radley fal the diddle ri
Radley fal the diddle airo