I Had A Hat

	  		
Intro 
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I had a hat when I came in and I hung it on the rack 
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And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll  
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                    break somebody's back 
verse 1 
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Casey wore his brand new hat to Murphy's wake last night 
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Someone stole my hat boys, it started up a fight 
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Casey smashed the furniture, the radio as well 
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He nearly woke the corpse up when he began to yell 

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I had a hat when I came in and I hung it on the rack 
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And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back 
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I'm a peaceful loving man, I am, and I don't want to shout 
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But I had a hat when I came in I'll have a hat when I go out 

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verse 2 
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Casey kept on shouting, boys, they couldn't keep him quiet 
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Someone phoned up for the cops to come and stop the riot 
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Two cops rushed into the room, but Casey laid them out 
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He fired them through the window, they both heard Casey shout 

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I had a hat when I came in and I hung it on the rack 
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And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back 
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I'm a peaceful loving man, I am, and I don't want to shout 
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But I had a hat when I came in I'll have a hat when I go out

 
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I'm a peaceful loving man, I am, and I don't want to shout 
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But I had a hat when I came in I'll have a hat when I go out 

verse 3 
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Casey kept on shouting, boys, till one-eyed Paddy Flynn 
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Socked me on the whiskers with a great big rolling pin 
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He knocked poor Casey senseless, it was an awful clout 
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As he lay there unconscious Casey kept on shouting out 

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I had a hat when I came in and I hung it on the rack 
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And I'll have a hat when I go out or I'll break somebody's back 
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I'm a peaceful loving man, I am, and I don't want to shout 
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But I had a hat when I came in I'll have a hat when I go out
 

Outro 
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I'm a peaceful loving man,       I am... 
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I'm a peaceful loving man,       I am... 
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I'm a peaceful loving man,       I am... 
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I'm a peaceful loving man,       I am... 
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or I'll break somebody's back