The Parents©TonyFallon 102618

The Parents©TonyFallon 102618

There once was a girl I was seriously dating

There was no love from the parents just simple hating
When I'd call on the telephone they'd leave me waiting
After five or six times this became very irritating

There was no love from the parents just simple hating

I could see that from the parents there was little support
For me ever becoming their daughters only consort 
They were protecting her like she was living in a fort
There was little chance of a little loving on their davenport

They were protecting her like she was living in a fort

So I asked her to become engaged I was ready to commit
She mentioned it to her father and she said he threw a fit
And told her if I came round again they'd be reading my obit
That I didn't have a pot to piss in and I was a hypocrite 

And told her if I came round again they'd be reading my obit

Well I held on as long as I could with diminishing hope
I knew the only chance now was if she'd agree to elope
I asked my brother if I could borrow a ladder and a rope
He said "she'll never agree to that I think you are a dope"
I knew the only chance now was if she'd agree to elope

The escapade was like clockwork and we are now in Camden Town
The wedding was in a church and she wore a white wedding gown
A baby is on the way her father has started to come around
He wants his grandchild born in Ireland and not beneath a crown

He wants his grandchild born in Ireland and not beneath a crown