School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)

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1. A Song or a Rhyme (continued)

   “Room, Room, give me room,”

   

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   The captain enters and walks round the room reciting this rhyme and he then stands beside Room He says Here comes I: the Captain, The Captain of this noble crew, The same Ill relate to you, Act of young, act of age, The like of it was never acted on the stage, And fi your patience shall abide, None of our activities shall we hide. And if you don’t believe what I say, Enter Bilse Bub and hill soon clear the way. Enter Bilace Bub He does the same as the captain He says- Here comes I bilsee Bub, Under my arm I carry my club, In my hand a fying pan, I think myself a jolly good man. And if you don’t believe what I say Enter Oliver Cromwell and hell soon clear away Oliver Cromwell enters and says Here comes I, Oliver Cronwell. As you may suppose, I have conquered many a nation with my long copper nose, I made the French tremble.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martin Keegan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Templenew, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Patrick Fannon

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   22

   Address

   Lissacholly, Co. Donegal