A hungry feeling came o'er me stealing
As the mice were squealing in my prison cell
Chorus:
And the old triangle went jingle jangle
All along the banks of the Royal Canal
To begin the morning a screw was balling
Get up you bowsies and clean out your cells
Chorus
In the female prison there were sixtytwo-thousand and a half women
And amongst them I wish I did dwell
Chorus
I pray to Jesus he'd raise the wages
Up from eighty-five pence up to two pound and ten
Chorus
Um sentimento ávido me vem roubando
Como o rato que guinchava na minha cela
[Refrão:]
E o velho triângulo vem tilintante chacoalhando
Pelas margens do Canal Real
Ao início da manhã um parafuso era batido
Levantem seus vagabundo e limpem suas celas
[Refrão]
Na prisão feminina haviam 62.000 mulheres e meia
E entre elas eu gostaria de residir
[Refrão]
Eu rezo para Jesus aumentar o ordenado
De 85 centavos para 2,10 libras
[Refrão]
