Michael Finnegan - The Nursery Rhyme Collections

The Nursery Rhymes Collections 1-4 contain a total of 277 children's songs. Each double CD album showcases the highest quality children's music ever recorded with a total playing time in excess of 10 hours!

Michael Finnegan (Audio Sample and Lyrics)

There was an old man
named Michael Finnegan,
He had whiskers
on his chinnegan,
The wind blew them off
but they grew in again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan (Begin again)

I know a man
named Michael Finnegan,
He went fishing with a pinnegan,
Caught a fish
and dropped it in again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan

I know a man
named Michael Finnegan,
Climbed a tree
and barked his shin again,
Slid back down
and scraped his skin again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan

I know a man
named Michael Finnegan,
He kicked up an awful din again,
Because they said
he could not sing again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan

I know a man
named Michael Finnegan,
He grew fat and then grew thin again,
Then he slept
and had to begin again,
Poor old Michael Finnegan

Words & Music: Traditional
Arrangement: Ian J Watts/Mike Wilbury