The Auld Triangle

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A hungry feeling
Came o'er me stealing
And the mice were squealing
In my prison cell
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

Oh! To start the morning
The warden bawling
"Get up out of bed, you! And Clean out your cell!"
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

Oh! the screw was peeping
And the (lag|loike) was sleeping
As he lay weeping
For his girl Sal
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

On a fine Spring evening
The (lag|loike) lay dreaming
And the sea-gulls were wheeling
High above the wall
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

Oh! the wind was sighing
And the day was dying
As the (lag|loike) lay crying
In his prison cell
And that auld triangle went jingle-bloody-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

In the women's prison
There are seventy women
And I wish it was with them
That I did dwell
Then that auld triangle could go jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

The Auld Triangle (unreleased cover)
Written byBrendan Behan
Performed byElvis Costello & Glen Hansard (2016)
Ceiliúradh ensemble (2014)

First known performance:
April 10, 2014, London, England - at a concert for the President of Ireland
Last known performance:
July 24, 2016, Newport, RI
     (2 known performances)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem  1964 Ain't It Grand Boys
The Pogues  1984 Red Roses For Me Amazon
 The Dubliners  1992 30 Years A-Greyin
 Dropkick Murphys  2005 The Warrior's Code Amazon
Bert Jansch  2006 The Black Swan
 Cat Power  2008 Dark End Of The Street (EP) DiscogsAmazon


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