School: Moynalty (C.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)You hid the vulture and you showed the dove
You hid the fox and showed the artless lamb
And you knew how to counterfeit and sham
You kept to me a polished sleek outside
You were my darling till the knot was tied
And then oh then a sudden change took place
You tore the mask and showed a brazen face
All your perfections fled to come no more
Your boiling mouth a whirlpool of lies
And flaming anger is pictured in your eyes
Yoiur russet nose is like a brazen spout
With all the semblance of a serpent's snout
And if from scolding you will not refrain
With you content I will not remain.
For 'twould be better in a desert dwell
Than here with you to have a second hell
You spoke of Kat and jilting Jane Magee
If they have faults worse faults in you I see
And although whiskey is condemned by you
Nancy Roebuck knows what you could do
For when on the sly she sold a private drop.
You often stole a visit to the shop
And gave the reins of pleasure to you will
And fondly kissed the offspring of the still
There you drank it drugs and dregs and all(continues on next page)
