A cute ditty written by Charles Frank Horn, a Philadelphian, in 1883.

Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake Words and Music: C. Frank Horn, 1883

1. As I sat in my window last evening, The letterman brought it to me A little gilt-edged invitation sayin' "Gilhooley come over to tea" I knew that the Fogarties sent it. So I went just for old friendships sake. The first thing they gave me to tackle Was a slice of Miss Fogarty's cake.

There were plums and prunes and cherries, There were citrons and raisins and cinnamon, too There were nuts and cloves and berries And a crust that was nailed on with glue There were caraway seeds in abundance Sure to work up a fine stomach ache That could kill a man twice after eating a slice Of Miss Fogarty's Christmas cake.

2. Miss Mulligan wanted to try it, But really it wasn't no use For we worked in it over an hour And we couldn't get none of it loose Till Murphy came in with a hatchet And Kelly came in with a saw Miss Fogarty’s cake had the power For to paralyze any man's jaws

3. Miss Fogarty proud as a peacock, Kept smiling and blinking away Till she tripped over Flanagans brogans And she spilt the poitin in her tea Aye Gilhooley she says you're not eatin’ Try a little bit more of me cake And no Miss Fogarty says I, Any more and my stomach would break

4. Maloney was took with the colic, O'Donald's a pain in his head Mc'Naughton lay down on the sofa, And he swore that he wished he was dead Miss Bailey went into hysterics And there she did wriggle and shake And everyone swore they were poisoned Just from eating Miss Fogarty's cake