I Had a Hat

I had a hat when I came in

and I hung it on the rack,

And I’ll have a hat when I go out

or I’ll break somebody’s back

Casey wore his brand new hat

to Murphy’s wake last night,

Someone stole his hat and,

boys, it started up a fight;

Casey smashed the furniture,

the radio as well,

He nearly woke the corpse up

when he began to yell:

I had a hat when I came in

and I hung it on the rack,

And I’ll have a hat when I go out

or I’ll break somebody’s back

I’m a peaceful loving man, I am,

and I don’t want to shout,

But I had a hat when I came in

and I’ll have a hat when I go out!

Casey kept on shouting, boys,

they couldn’t keep him quiet,

Someone phoned up for the cops

to come and stop the riot;

Two cops rushed into the room,

but Casey laid them out,

He fired them through the window,

they both heard Casey shout:

I had a hat when I came in

and I hung it on the rack,

And I’ll have a hat when I go out

or I’ll break somebody’s back;

I’m a peaceful loving man, I am,

and I don’t want to shout,

But I had a hat when I came in

and I’ll have a hat when I go out!

Casey kept on shouting, boys,

till one-eyed Paddy Flynn,

Socked him on the whiskers

with a great big rolling pin;

He knocked poor Casey senseless,

it was an awful clout,

As he lay there unconscious

Casey kept on shouting out:

I had a hat when I came in

and I hung it on the rack,

And I’ll have a hat when I go out

or I’ll break somebody’s back;

I’m a peaceful loving man, I am, I am,

and I don’t want to shout,

But I had a hat when I came in

and I’ll have a hat when I go out!

I had a hat when I came in

and I hung it on the rack,

And I’ll have a hat when I go out

or I’ll break somebody’s back;

I’m a peaceful loving man, I am,

and I don’t want to shout,

But I had a hat when I came in

and I’ll have a hat when I go out!