In Dooley's Big Beer Hall

Come all you jolly sailormen and listen to my duty,
I'll tell you of the time we had in Chicago's windy city.
I'll tell you of the time we had, come listen one and all.
We'd a hell of a time in '96 in Dooley's big beer hall.

The first upon the program was a four ounce glove contest.
The Southside Coal King, a very grand lad, fought the Cyclone from the West.
They fought for sport and not for blood and each for beer did call.
We drank our beer and had our fun in Dooley's big beer hall.

The cup was then presented by the orator Tom Paine,
And the song, "The Little Brown Bulls" was sung again and again.
It was song by Professor Josh Randall in a way that pleased them all.
We drank our beer and had our fun in Dooley's big beer hall.


Collected as a recitation by Ivan Walton.  I tried to locate Dooley's beer hall
in the 1896 City Directory but there were several of them!