School: Crosspatrick, Johnstown
- Location:
- Crosspatrick, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: P. Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 141
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- (continued from previous page)Saying what brought you over from Erin-go-brághIII
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 youIV
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-brághV
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-brághVII
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.
- Collector
- Margaret Grady
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
