Hopefully they will entice you to sing along next time you hear it! Traditional. Here are some fun facts about Finnegans Wake lyrics. Lyrics: New Stuff: Popular: Search: Finnegans Wake. Finnegan's Wake Lyrics: Tim Finnegan lived in Walken' Street / A gentleman Irishman mighty odd; / He seen a brogue so soft and sweet / And to rise in the world he carried the hod / Tim had a sort of a Tim Finnegan lived in Watling Street, A gentle Irishman -- mighty odd He'd a beautiful brogue both rich and sweet, And to rise in the world he carried a hod, But Tim he'd sort of a tipplin way: The song is about Finnegan who dies but wakes up again at his own wake when a bucket of whiskey is spilled onto the floor. About Finnegan's Wake "Finnegan's Wake" is an Irish-American comic ballad, first published in New York in 1864. Things to Know About the Song.

The song was a staple of the Irish folk-music group the Dubliners, who played it on many occasions and included it on several albums, and is especially well known to fans of the Clancy Brothers, who have performed and recorded it with Tommy Makem. Finnegan's Wake Lyrics: Tim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street / A gentle Irishman mighty odd / He had a brogue both rich and sweet / An' to rise in the world he carried a hod / You see he'd a sort of a The song shows the reference that Irishmen show for their whiskey. Lyrics to 'Finnegans Wake' by Clancy Brothers.