A row, a ruction, a fracas, an affray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all 
A broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with 
And now without delay
We're taking the road to the Dodder on down
To march in the last parade

A row, a ruction, a fracas, an affray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all 
A broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with 
If anyone wants to dare
We're taking the road to the Dodder on down
For the Donnybrook affair

I will go! I will meet you there
I will spend a week or two with you  at Donnybrook Fair
I will go! I will meet you there
But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear
The council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

A license for leisure
What-e'er be the pleasure
The council's always up in arms 
To try and take it away, hey!

Play the harp and play the fiddle 
Play the whistle too
Bang the drum and use the lungs
To get the message through
But ya fight ya might get tar-n-feathered 
So bow and say a prayer 
To the commission for the abolition 
Of the Donnybrook Fair

A row, a ruction, a fracas, an affray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all 
A broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with 
If anyone wants to dare
We're taking the road to the Dodder on down
For the Donnybrook affair

I will go! I will meet you there
I will spend a week or two with you  at Donnybrook Fair
I will go! I will meet you there
But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear
The council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

A license for leisure
What-e'er be the pleasure
The council's always up in arms
To try and take it away, hey!

A row, a ruction, a fracas, an affray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all 
A broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with 
And now without delay
We're taking the road to the Dodder on down
To march in the last parade

A row, a ruction, a fracas, an affray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all 
A broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with 
If anyone wants to dare
We're taking the road to the Dodder on down
For Donnybrook affair

I will go! I will meet you there
I will spend a week or two with you  at Donnybrook Fair
I will go! I will meet you there
But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

I will go! I will meet you there
I will spend a week or two with you  at Donnybrook Fair
I will go! I will meet you there
But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear
The council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear
The council's always up in arms to try and take it away
Hey!