A popular song from 1910. Words by Collin Davis. Music by Nat. D. Mann.
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Lyrics
Chorus
“Off again, on again, gone again Finnegan”
That was all he told ’em, just enough to hold ’em
Ten were dead the papers read
But not a word of them he said
Brevity’s the soul of wit with Finnegan
Chorus
“Off again, on again, gone again Finnegan”
That was all he told ’em, just enough to hold ’em
Where did he get his “tin” again
To buy another still again?
It must have been the “gold” they gave to Finnegan
Chorus
“Off again, on again, gone again Finnegan”
Landed on a copper, took an awful flopper
Because he struck an officer on duty
Why they ran him in, it was a sin
The fine was “tin” for Finnegan
Performance
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