Captain Kelly's Kitchen (Courtin' In The Kitchen)
Come single guy and gal unto me pay attention
Don't ever fall in love
It's the devil's own invention
For once he fell in love with a maiden so bewitching
Miss Henrietta Bell down in Captain Kelly's kitchen
With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie
Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
At the age of seventeen I apprenticed to a grocer
Not far from Stephen's Green
Where Miss Henri' used to go sir
Her manners were sublime she set my heart a-twitchin'
When she invited me to a party in the kitchen
With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie
Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
Sunday was the day that they were to have their flare-up
He dressed himself quite gay
I frizzed and oiled my hair up
The Captain had no wife and he had gone a-fishin'
She groped me on the stairs beneath the old man's kitchen
With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie
Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
Her arms around my waist she slyly hinted marriage
When to the door in haste came Captain Kelly's carriage
Her eyes were full of hate and poison she was spittin'
The Captain kicked the door in and stormed into the kitchen
With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie
Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
When the Captain came downstairs he saw my situation
In spite of all his prayers he was marched off to the station
For him they'd take no bail
To get home I was itchin'
He had to tell the tale how I came into the kitchen
With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie
Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
I said she did invite me
But she gave flat denial
For assault she did indict me and I was sent for trial
She swore he'd robbed her house
In spite of all her screechin'
I got six months hard
For his courtin' in the kitchen
With me toora loora la, me toora loora laddie
Me toora loora la and me toora loora laddie
La Cocina del Capitán Kelly (Cortejando en la Cocina)
Vengan solteros y solteras, presten atención
Nunca se enamoren
Es una invención del diablo
Una vez se enamoró de una doncella tan encantadora
La señorita Henrietta Bell en la cocina del Capitán Kelly
Con mi toora loora la, mi toora loora muchacho
Mi toora loora la y mi toora loora muchacho
A los diecisiete años, fui aprendiz de un tendero
No lejos de Stephen's Green
Donde solía ir la señorita Henri'
Sus modales eran sublimes, hicieron palpitar mi corazón
Cuando me invitó a una fiesta en la cocina
Con mi toora loora la, mi toora loora muchacho
Mi toora loora la y mi toora loora muchacho
El domingo era el día en que iban a tener su pelea
Él se vistió muy elegante
Yo me peiné y aceité mi cabello
El Capitán no tenía esposa y se había ido de pesca
Ella me tocó en las escaleras debajo de la cocina del viejo
Con mi toora loora la, mi toora loora muchacho
Mi toora loora la y mi toora loora muchacho
Con sus brazos alrededor de mi cintura, insinuó matrimonio
Cuando a la puerta llegó apresurado el carruaje del Capitán Kelly
Sus ojos estaban llenos de odio y veneno escupía
El Capitán pateó la puerta e irrumpió en la cocina
Con mi toora loora la, mi toora loora muchacho
Mi toora loora la y mi toora loora muchacho
Cuando el Capitán bajó las escaleras, vio mi situación
A pesar de todas sus súplicas, lo llevaron a la estación
No aceptaron fianza por él
Yo quería irme a casa desesperadamente
Él tuvo que contar la historia de cómo llegué a la cocina
Con mi toora loora la, mi toora loora muchacho
Mi toora loora la y mi toora loora muchacho
Dije que ella me había invitado
Pero ella lo negó rotundamente
Me acusó de agresión y fui enviado a juicio
Ella juró que él había robado su casa
A pesar de todos sus gritos
Recibí seis meses de cárcel
Por cortejar en la cocina
Con mi toora loora la, mi toora loora muchacho
Mi toora loora la y mi toora loora muchacho