Twasn't off de flure dat he licked dat
Heard in Tipperary
He did not get that behaviour by accident, hinting that it was breeding.
Rob de eye outa yer head, dat fella, well 'twasn't off de flure dat he licked dat.an ya can sing dat wan.
He would rob the very eye out of your head, that fellow. Well, he did not acquire that trait by accident, and you may stake your reputation on it.