Volume: CBÉ 0189

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1. Old Songs (continued)

   “As I roved out on a fine summer evening...”

   

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   As I roved out on a fine summer evening just as the weather was bright and clear I overheard a voice of a tenderhearted mother and she talking to her daughter dear

   Oh then daughter dear I would have you to marry and give to me my heart's delight
   Give to me the lad with the tary tary trousers
   Shining unto me lelee diamonds bright.

   Oh then, do you hear the great guns rattling while the little ones make a noise and when we're on the field ofbattle all he can say is "light on me soldier boys"

   Sailor and soldiers they're very found of moving[?] to the many foreign hearts they go and when they're on the field of battle....prove their overthrow

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Item type

   cbe.types.AMH

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs Harpur