Lyr Req: Comical Genius

Subject: Comical Genius
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Date: 13 Feb 01 - 08:11 PM

Hello Mudcatters I'm looking for the lyrics of a song called The Comical Genius. It concerns a young Irishman who "got a brave notion and joined up the Guards". After training he was posted to the town of Athy, and there he saw a girl he fancied. She wasn't interested in any servant of the state "she being a diehard". However, he reckoned his chance had come one night when he found her out on her bicycle without any lights. "Where's your lights, miss?" says he. For an answer says she: "They're next to my liver, where you'll never be." I think it's a rare one. Is there anyone out there who knows the words? B

Subject: Lyr Add: COMICAL GENIUS
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 08:25 PM

Is this it?

COMICAL GENIUS (the Guard)

O a comical genius was thinking one day
How he'd jack up his job and receive handy pay
He did not like begging and work was too hard
So he got a bright notion to join up the guard
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day

Well he went up to Dublin, to the depot went in
Got a new suit of blue as bright as new pins
They drilt him, they drilt him, they drilt him so hard
The old sergeant proclaimed him a full fledged guard
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day

He was stationed somewhere near the town of Athy
On the roads of the district he kept a close eye
The girls they admired him as all brassers do
Fell in love with the guard and his new suit of blue
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day

Well the girls they would wink and they'd nod as he passed
O but this itchy guard had his eye on one lass
And this little colleen, she being a die-hard,
She made it quite clear that she wanted no guard
Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day

Well one time while on duty on a cold winter's night
Sure he caught her out cycling without any light
Where's your light, miss? says he; for an answer says she,
It's next to me liver, where you'll never be

from: http://users.bigpond.com/kirwilli/songs/Comical_genius.htm Diddly-i-dum diidly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day