A hungry feelin' came o'er me stealin'
As the mice were squeelin' in my prison cell
And that auld triangle, oh it jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

To begin the morning with the water boilin'
"Get out of bed, clean up your cell."
And that auld triangle goes jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

On a fine spring evenin' the lake lay dreamin'
The sea-gulls beamin' high above the wall
And that auld triangle goes jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

The screw was peepin' and the lake lay sleepin'
As he lays there weepin' for his good gal Sal
And that auld triangle play jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

In the female prison there are seventy women
And it took all of them where I'd like to dwell
And that auld triangle would go jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal

Oh the day was dyin' and the lake was sighin'
As I lay cryin' in my prison cell
And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal