A GOOD ROARING FIRE (Johnny Patterson) A good roarin' fire and the kettle on the boil, It makes a chap feel jolly when he’s done his daily toil. A tidy smilin’ wife and a clean hearth-stone, O it's very, very cosy when a chap comes home. Three or four around it and a good bit on the board, It makes a chap feel happy as the daddy of a lord. A tidy smilin’ wife and a clean hearth-stone, O it's very, very jolly when a chap comes home. To meet your wife in kindness and to see the children run, Your home is like a palace and you never need to roam, A tidy smilin' wife and a clean hearth-stone, O, it's very, very cosy when a chap comes home. Walton's New Treasury of Irish Songs and Ballads Published by Walton's Musical Instrument Galleries, Publications Department, Dublin Part 2, page 93
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