86 The Mayo

When all your good intentions just leave you feeling old
 And your latest inventions have all left you feeling cold
 Well its then the gypsy says, "come on over man, have no fear"
 She says, "Daddy died last year
 And I wish he were here"
 So all your grand ambitions, they're doing what they're told
 Down at the bottom of the river where the old white fingers go
 They say the women dug this river
 They filled it with their tears
 And Daddy died last year
 Well I wish he were here
 So if you want to see me, I'm at the bottom of the stair
 It's the place where no one looks for me, it's the place where no one dares
 And if you think the times have been changing, it's anywhere but here
 See, Daddy died last year
 And I wish he were here
 So the Congressmen and the concubines, they're all happy in their cage
 And the women who surround them, 5hey're are all cute and under-age
 At least we'll be remembered, screaming "Revolution's near!"
 And daddy died last year
 Well I wish he were here
 So the lawyers come bleeding me, with papa's old harpoon
 They hold it in a glove made of this barren woman's womb
 She says she wants my bones to decorate his tomb
 See, Daddy died last year
 And I wish he were here
 Oh, Daddy died last year
 And I wish he were here
 Daddy died last year
 And I wish he were here