father flynn

[Dedicated to my dear friend Richard, a huge Father Ted fan] [lyrics by Andrew Buller, tune by suno.com - created in Canterbury, Kent - 21/2/25] [short instrumental] [verse 1] go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on Father Flynn, Father Flynn where have you bin? where have you bin? up to Craggy Island visitin' it's been so many years now since poor Ted dropped dead and it's all gone to pot they're all on the pot didn't listen to what Ted said ("careful now, down with that sort of thing") [short instrumental] [chorus] go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on Father, Father Flynn Father feckin' Flynn Father feckin' Flynn go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on [short instrumental] [verse 2] Doyle's gone well off the boil go on, go on, go on, get it yourself and Dougal's dating Lulu their lovely old horse Jack's replaced gin with polish and vim there's nothing else in (there's nothing else in) during the stay got to sleep in Ted's old bed during the night his lovely horse got in me head what a horrific Euro vision o horrific Eurovision awoke with such a fright to find Dougal holding tight pleading me to stay he still didn't know the difference between near and far away (near and far away) was shocked when I opened Ted's drawers to put me clothes away how much had he bought of that lingerie? [short instrumental] [chorus] go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on Father, Father Flynn Father feckin' Flynn Father feckin' Flynn go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on [short instrumental] [verse 3] they're making a new series called, Father Flynn right away, right away they want me to move in it's featuring me doin' the cookin' the dustin', cleanin', hooverin' and emptyin' the feckin' bin it's less comedy, more cemetery less racist, more middle-ageist I'm not ageist! I'm not ageist! ("careful now, down with that sort of thing") [short instrumental] [chorus] go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on Father, Father Flynn Father feckin' Flynn Father feckin' Flynn go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on [short instrumental] yet Father Flynn, o Father Flynn it somehow doesn't have the same ring ring, ring, ring... wakey, wakey Father Flynn you'll be late for mass again where have you feckin' bin? you look so craggy this mornin' [short instrumental] I'm so tired roll over stay in bed with thoughts of Father Jack and Father Ted go on, go on, go on dreamin' go on dreamin' Father Flynn go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on go on, go on, go on go on