I had a hat when I came in
And I hung it on the rack
And 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 his hat and
Boys, it started up a fight;
Casey smashed the furniture,
The radio as well,
He nearly woke the corpse up
When he began to yell:
I had a hat when I came in
And I hung it on the rack,
And 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
And I'll have a hat when I go out!
Casey kept on shouting, boys
They couldn't keep him quiet
Someone phoned up for the cops
To come and stop the riot
Two cops rushed into the room
But Casey laid them out
He fired them through the window
They both heard Casey shout
I had a hat when I came in
And I hung it on the rack
And 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
And I'll have a hat when I go out!
Casey kept on shouting, boys
Till one-eyed Paddy Flynn
Socked him on the whisker
With a great big rolling pin
He knocked poor Casey senseless
It was an awful clout
As he lay there unconscious
Casey kept on shouting out
I had a hat when I came in
And I hung it on the rack
And 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
And I'll have a hat when I go out!
I'm a peaceful loving man, I am
I'm a peaceful loving man, I am
I'm a peaceful loving man, I am
I'm a peaceful loving man, I am
(I had a hat when I came in
And I hung it on the rack
And I'll have a hat when I go out
Or I'll break somebody's back)