Words & Music: Stan Kelly
© 1962 Heathside Music
Tempo di Belafonte
When me sitting by the fi-er
Drinking rum and coconut water
Only one thought running through me mind
I'd like to ... kiss O'Reilly's daughter.
O'Reilly play in the steel-drum band,
O'Reilly has a mind for murder and slaughter,
O'Reilly has a great big glittering eye,
And he keep his eye on his lovely daughter.
Why does he bar me from the door
Every time that I come to court her?
I am sure my love is pure,
But still I'd like to ... kiss O'Reilly's daughter.
Her eyes are blue and in her hair
Scarlet ribbons I had bought her
And all me days I think of ways
That I can ... kiss O'Reilly's daughter.
Me climb through her window one fine night
To show her water-melon I had brought her
O'Reilly creep into the room
Catch me ... kissing his lovely daughter.
So I hit him on the head with a frying pan,
Hit him from behind with a bunch of bananas,
Spied highly, deadly black tarantula,
Day light come and I wanna go home ...
'Cross the wide Missouri.
Notes
I was never allowed to sing the original naughty version in public!
When Harry Belafonte started in on songs such as Soldier,
soldier, won't you marry me?, I thought that it was
time to retaliate.