Music and lyrics by Richie Kavanagh
(OH) When I was just a little lad, we were so very poor.
But we had woofull gallery there upon the kitchen floor.
We didn’t have a penny, we didn’t give a frig.
‘Cos we had lovely music, when me granny start ta jig.
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-do
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-da
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-do
She’d go skiddery-Idley-diddly-idley-dory-idle-da
Granny always wore her hair tied up in a bun.
Her teeth they were very scarce, she had nare a one.
On Sunday she went ta mass in her asses cart.
The ass was quicker for ta stop, than it was ta start.
When I was just a little lad, we were so very poor.
But we had woofull gallery there upon the kitchen floor.
We didn’t have a penny, we didn’t give a frig.
‘Cos we had lovely music, when me granny start ta jig.
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-do
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-da
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-do
She’d go skiddery-idley-diddly-idley-dory-idle-da
Granny was as old, as old as old could be.
But she could make gallery, out of everything ye see.
She could jump, she could dance, ye should of seen her run.
A trying ta catch the auld jackass, was so much fun.
(OH) When I was just a little lad, we were so very poor.
But we had woofull gallery there upon the kitchen floor.
We didn’t have a penny, we didn’t give a frig.
‘Cos we had lovely music, when me granny start ta jig.
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-do
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-da
She’d go skiddery-I-skiddery-I-skiddery-idle-do
She’d go skiddery-idlely-diddly-idley-dory-idle-da
“Granny was a great auld gallery Johnny”
‘Ah God, she was a quare fella, was one quare fella”