School: Crosspatrick, Johnstown

Location:
Crosspatrick, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
P. Ó Foghlú
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    Saying what brought you over from Erin-go-brágh
    III
    You left your own country for breaking the law
    And I'll seize on all stragglers from Erin-go-brágh.
    I know you're a Paddy by the cut of your hair.
    I know you're a Paddy by the dress that you
    IV
    If you swear I'm a Paddy you swear what is true
    And if I was the devil pray whats that to you
    Only for that old firelock you hold in your paw
    I'd show you a game played from Erin-go-brágh
    V
    A switch of blackthorn I held in my fist
    And around his big body I gave it a twist
    The blood from his napper I quickly did draw
    With my sprig of shiledly from Erin-go-brágh.
    VI
    Up runs the policemen like flocks of wild geese
    Saying come Irish Paddy dont kill our police
    And when I had one friend I'm sure I had all
    And that was high time with poor Erin-go-brágh
    VII
    A nice little packet sailed in from the North
    I packed up my goods to the road I did trot
    I bid good-day to the English policemen and all
    I left them all quietly says Erin-go-brágh.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Grady
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83