i had a hat

Dropkick Murphys

I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack
I ll have a hat when I go out
Or I ll break somebody s back

Casey wore his brand new hat to Murphy s wake last night
Someone stole my hat boys
It started up a fight
Casey smashed the furniture, the radio as well
I nearly woke the corpse up
When he began to yell

I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack
I ll have a hat when I go out
Or I ll break somebody s back
I m a peaceful, loving man, I am
and I don t want to shout
But I had a hat when I came in
I ll have a hat when I go out

Casey kept on shouting, boys, they couldn t keep him quiet
Someone phoned the cops up to come and stop the riot
Two cops rushed into the room, but Casey laid them out
I fired ?em through the window
They both heard Casey shout

I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack
I ll have a hat when I go out
Or I ll break somebody s back
I m a peaceful, loving man, I am
and I don t want to shout
But I had a hat when I came in
I ll have a hat when I go out

I m a peaceful loving man, I am
and I don t want to shout
but I had a hat when I came in
I ll have a hat when I go out

Casey kept on shouting, boys, till One-eyed Paddy Flynn
Socked me in the whiskers with a great big rolling pin
It knocked poor Casey senseless
It was an awful clout
As he lay there unconscious, Casey shouted out

I had a hat when I came in, I hung it on the rack
I ll have a hat when I go out
Or I ll break somebody s back
I m a peaceful, loving man, I am
and I don t want to shout
But I had a hat when I came in
I ll have a hat when I go out

I m a peaceful, loving man, I am
(I had a hat when I came in
I hung it on the rack I ll have a hat when I go out
I had a hat when I came in
I hung it on the rack I ll have a hat when I go out
Or I ll break somebody s back)