Oh hand me down me petticoat And hand me down me shawl Oh hand me down me buttoned boots For I'm off to the Linen Hall A'ra he was a quare one Fa de liddle yodle da He was a quare one and I'll tell you If you go down to the Curragh Camp Called in at number nine You'll see three squaddies standing there Now the good-looking one is mine A'ra he was a quare one Fa de liddle yodle da He was a quare one and I'll tell you Oh, me love has joined the army All under a false name Oh, he's done me on me pension And his ould wan is all to blame A'ra he was a quare one Fa de liddle yodle da He was a quare one and I'll tell you And if you go to the fighting lines Go off to fight the Boers Just keep that Dublin hand behind Let he quare fella go me for A'ra he was a quare one Fa de liddle yodle da He was a quare one and I'll tell you Ah, me love has gone across the sea Ah, me love is far away Ah, me love has gone to Americay And left me in the family way A'ra he was a quare one Fa de liddle yodle da He was a quare one and I'll tell you Hand me down me petticoat Hand me down me shawl Hand me down me buttoned boots For I'm of to the Linen Hall A'ra he was a quare one Fa de liddle yodle da He was a quare one and I'll tell you How would you know one, game ball!