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School: Snaidhm (C.) (roll number 11799)

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Sneem, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mrs Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0468, Page 132

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    And now he is in the hands of his greatest enemy
    Chorus
    III
    The goat in the garden tied long to a tree
    Looking all around him if Denny he could see.
    Saying here I am in prison by a tyrant of my land.
    I'll go off to Sherkey and join my country band.
    Chorus
    IV
    He plunged into the water and he swam down towards the quay.
    He called into the station house to get fittings for the sea.
    He ordered there tobacco, a saucepan, knive, + fork
    And with bag and baggage bayonets fixed he got directions from the mas.
    Chorus
    V
    T'was early next morning black Denny he arose
    He went into the garden in a suit of peelers clothes
    Looking all around him the goat he could not spy
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Pat O' Neill
    Gender
    Male