Yo Yo Ballyhaunis

[Verse 1] One day there was a boy named yo yo He was from Ballyhaunis mayo A polish man with a polish hole That’s what they said down the road One day yo yo was kidnapped Gone like smoke in a snapped-back trap Twenty-four hours, the whole town froze Then they found him, nobody knows [Pre-Chorus] He was tied up around his bed Something was touching his back He looked over slow and said Oh no, not that [Chorus] Ya ya ya, yo yo No no no, no no Ya ya ya, yo yo No no no, no no James said, yo yo ya ya Yo yo ya ya Yo yo said, James James no no James James no no [Verse 2] James Durkin standing in the dark With a grin and a look too sharp Yo yo shook, tried to pull away But James just laughed, “stay, stay, stay” The bed frame creaked, the room went still Yo yo swallowed down that chill Then the whole thing turned to a daft old song And the names kept bouncing all night long [Pre-Chorus] He was tied up around his bed Something was touching his back He looked over slow and said Oh no, not that [Chorus] Ya ya ya, yo yo No no no, no no Ya ya ya, yo yo No no no, no no James said, yo yo ya ya Yo yo ya ya Yo yo said, James James no no James James no no [Bridge] Ballyhaunis woke up bright By the time the sky was white Everyone had heard that tale Passed from the bar to the rail And if you hear that call at night Keep your shoes on, keep them tight Cause names get sung and stories grow In the town where everybody knows [Final Chorus] Ya ya ya, yo yo No no no, no no Ya ya ya, yo yo No no no, no no James said, yo yo ya ya Yo yo ya ya Yo yo said, James James no no James James no no