The Butcher Boy

Oft times I'd seen the butcher boy in Denis Corkery's bar
He drove a honda motor bike could not afford a car
He did not believe in misery he let his money fly
Ballydaly's Richard Regan dark haired butcher boy.

Oft times I'd seen the butcher boy at the Cork greyhound track
The sighs and moans of punters as the favourite dog fell back
He'd tear up his betting ticket another fifty gone
But it did not seem to bother him he'd say life must go on.

A character the butcher boy he's one I can recall
With the Twomeys and D Dinneen he oft went on pub crawl
They often drunk till closing time and reached home after one
A good night 'on the session' their way of having fun.

Where is he now the butcher boy? I'd really like to know
He worked for Larry Moynihan near two decades ago
Does he still work in Millstreet or has he moved away
The far off hills are greener some have been known to say.

Oft times I'd seen the butcher boy in Denis Corkery's bar
He drove a honda motor bike could not afford a car
He did not believe in misery he let his money fly
Ballydaly's Richard Regan the dark haired butcher boy.