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There are new fashions out of late,
I cannot tell the reason.
There are new fashions out of late,
A dress for every season.
Chorus:
With me ring fol ah, rally do ri ra,
Me ring fold da ra loni.
And it’s all about a new topcoat
They call the Tangaloni.
Ah, I went to town the other day,
I met with great disaster.
I bought a pair of skating boots,
For to be a skating master.
And as I went skating on the ice,
And there I stood aloney;
And the ice, it broke, and down I went,
And I wet my Tangaloni.
I met a maid upon the road,
On me she took compassion.
She said, “Young man, draw in to the fire,
For I know you’re in a passion.”
And as I drew so near to the heat,
And there I stood aloney;
And she said, “Young man, keep up from the fire,
Or you’ll burn your Tangaloni.”
Chorus:
With me ring fol ah, rally do ri ra,
Me ring fold da ra loni.
And it’s all about a new topcoat
They call the Tangaloni.
This girl, she had a little dog,
On him she christened Tony,
And every time I kissed the maid,
The dog’d bite my Tangaloni.
Chorus:
With me ring fol ah, rally do ri ra,
Me ring fold da ra loni.
And it’s all about a new topcoat
They call the Tangaloni.
And I must buy a jaunting car,
And I must buy a pony,
And I must hire a servant maid
That’ll brush my Tangaloni.
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"A Taglioni, referred
to here as Tangaloni, was a type of overcoat popular in the 19th century
which was named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers.
Other recordings: John Loughran, Co Tyrone, ‘Harvest Home 2’,
Arts Council of Northern Ireland."
The above commentary, lyrics and recording are taken
from ‘Around the Hills of Clare: Songs and Recitations from the
Jim Carroll and Pat Mackenzie Collection’ (2004) Musical Traditions
Records MTCD331-2/Góilín Records 005-6.
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