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    in a knot;
    Sure he thought he was standing on ice;
    At last he broke loose and struck out with a will;
    Never looking behind or before;
    But his head got so dizzy he fell on his face;
    And chewed all the wax off the floor;
    (Chorus)
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    Mc' Fadden soon got the step into his head;
    But it wouldn't go into his feet;
    He hummed "Love and Duty" from morning 'till night,
    And he counted his steps on the street;
    One night he went home to his room to retire;
    After painting the town a bright red;
    Sure he dreamt he was waltzing and let out his legs;
    And he kicked off, the dash-board of his bed;
    (Chorus)
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    When Clarence had practised the
    (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
    Collector
    Kitty Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolagh More, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Florence O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Coolagh More, Co. Cork