Dubliners - The old alarm clock

^CWhen first I came to London In the ^Gyear of ^C39 The ci^Fty looked so wonderfu^Cl, and the girls were so Divi^Gne But the copp^Fers got suspicious, and^C they soon gave me the knoc^Gk I was cha^Crged with being the owner, of an ^Gold alarm c^Clock

We^Cll next morning down by Marlborough Street,^G I caused no little^C stir The I.^FR.A were b^Cusy and a t^Gelephone did burr Says the judge^F I'm going to c^Charge you, with the ^Gpossession of this machine. And I'm al^Cso going to charge you, with the^G wearing of the ^CGreen

^CWell says I to him, your honor, if you g^Give me half a ^Cchance I'll ^Fshow you how me ^Csmall machine can make the peelers ^Gdance Well it ti^Fcks away p^Colitely, 'till you get an awful sho^Gck And it tic^Cks away the gellignite, on me^G old alarm clo^Cck

^CO the judge says listen here my man and I'l^Gl tell you of a p^Clan For y^Fou and all your^C countrymen I d^Go net give a damn Well the only^F time you'll^C take is mine, ten ^Gyears in Dartmoor dock And you ^Ccan count it by the ticking, of your ^Gold alarm clo^Cck.

^CWell this lonely Dartmoor City would put ^Gmany in the ji^Cgs The cel^Fl it isn't prett^Cy and it isn't ve^Gry big Sure long^F ago I'd have^C left the place, if I had onl^Gy got, Ah me coupl^Ce of sticks of gelignite and me^G old alarm cl^Cock