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1. Local Songs - The Boys of Ballyduff (continued)

   

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   I'd not like to have the cheek,
   Of their colleens pure to speak,
   But I tell all the other young fellows
   beware,
   That when cupid's arrows fly,
   Neath a bright and sparkling eye,
   I'd not like to be the target I declare,
   Chorus.
   v.
   When they leave their native soil,
   And go into exile,
   To earn a decent livelihood elsewhere,
   They're the chosen of the few
   They're the honest men and true,
   For the Boys of Ballyduff were always there.

   Chorus.
   And should you want a drop,
   Call into McDonnell's shop,
   When the shadows of night have ended care,
   There you'll find some jolly tar,
   To attend behind the bar,
   To the social Ballyduff Boys there,

   Chorus

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tadhg Ó Leathlobhair

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher