Willie Goggin’s Hat

[Verse 1]
I met him on the Killorglin road
Thinking mine was a heavy load
He said to stop and rest awhile
Long enough to find your smile
Said, I don't know this, I don't know that
But I know what's under Willie Goggin's hat

[Chorus]
And if it ain't broke, don't fix it
How many of us ain't broke?
How many of us ain't died
A thousand brokenhearted lives?
How many of us, amen
Ain't got a broken heart to mend?

[Verse 2]
And I may be a tinker and I may be a fool
But I'll fix anything as good as new
I can fix anything but the golden rule
For gold can only fill a tooth
Long as I've got the price of a pint
My hands are rough but I can sleep at night

[Chorus]
And if it ain't broke, don't fix it
But how many of us ain't broke?
How many of us ain't died
A thousand brokenhearted lives?
How many of us, amen
Ain't got a broken heart to mend?

[Verse 3]
I learned years ago and years since then
There's no such thing as a common man
Don't work for pay, get paid for work
And on the day I forgot these words
I lost the play and I played the part
And I lost the gift of a golden heart

[Verse 4]
And there are those that always buy things new
And those that always must make do
Here's to Mary-Margaret and Maureen
And all the folks from Cahirciveen
Give you the shirt off their back
And gave me Willie Goggin's hat

[Chorus]
And if it ain't broke, don't fix it
But how many of us ain't broke?
How many of us ain't died
A thousand brokenhearted lives?
How many of us, amen
Ain't got a broken heart?
And if it ain't broke, don't fix it
How many of us ain't broke?
How many of us ain't died
A thousand brokenhearted lives?
How many of us, amen
Ain't got a broken heart to mend?