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1. The Jealous Husband (continued)

   

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   to be dead & they waked him & laid him out & then they went to the brother & brought the brother to him of course & they had a good wake over him & the next night they had a lot of drink in & they were all in good form & the wife said who will sing a song. "Ah who will" said the lad to her "only Billys brother" so the whole of them got on to Billy's brother to sing a song & here was the song he sung
   "Billy Muldoon you are very near
   And out of the blankets you soon shall appear
   And its out of the bottle more ale more ale
   So Billy jumped up out of the bed & of course all that were in the house they all fainted.

   

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   • James Coleman