LYRICS: Corries - Johnny Mceldo Lyrics Play "Johnny Mceldo" on Amazon Music Unlimited (ad) There was Johnny McEldoo and McGhee and me, and a Couple or two or three went on a spree one day We had a bob or two which we knew how to blew, and the Beer and whiskey flew and we all felt gay We visited McCann's, McIllmann's, Humpty Dan's, we then Went in to Swann's our stomachs for to pack We ordered out a feed which indeed we did need, and we Finished it with speed but we still felt slack Johnny McEldoo turned red, white and blue when a plate Of Irish stew he soon put out of sight He shouted out "Encore" with a roar for some more, that He never felt before such a keen appetite He ordered eggs and ham, bread and jam, what a cram! But him we couldn't ram though we tried our level best For everything we brought, cold or hot, mattered not, It went down him like a shot, but he still stood the Test He swallowed tripe and lard by the yard, we got scared, We thought it would go hard when the waiter brought the Bill We told him to give o'er, but he swore he could lower Twice as much again and more before he had his fill
Is this song about having plenty and suddenly even less,if so it gives us food for thought and to learn to share with and to those who don't gave what the rest of us do and are truly grateful for.
