'Twas on a lovely day in spring

When all the roses were in bloom

And the sun was shining down up on all the new 

birds in their plume



When the horses came to town

Out to the races big and small

And I bet it all on a horse called Astoirinto 

win and to take it all



I gambled on the horses, and I won



Clang! Went the sound of the bell

And he took off like a shot

At the crack of the gate he went batterin' 

outand he led the bleedin' lot



And the crowd let out with a roar

And I threw up me hands to the sky

Thinking it's yer lucky day ya prickand 

what a good boy am I



Well then he clobbered to the fore

Just like a hammer straight from hell

Shovin' horses kicking dirt and pushing 

through the swell



And as they took the final turn

He passed Curragh and Honey Moon

All with a thousand people watching him in 

the merry month of June