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   “Meeting is a pleasure between my Love and I...”

   

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   Ten guineas is the wager
   My bride you will never be
   For well unto the Shannon banks like wise to the Shannon stream
   For well unto my charming girl
   I ne'er will see again
   America lies far away
   That land I ne'er go see
   That he may be slain on the battle field
   That stole my love from me

   John Brady 1/3/1938

   

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2. Local Songs - Scotland's Not Raheg

   

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   Scotland's Not Raheg Scotland's streets are not paved with Gold As silly young slaves believe Where there is no thought for the poor that's Old As far as I perceive. For an Irishman is looked down upon Who works with the shovel and pick He's a drudge from the Isle of Irish and Con And he's called a Paddy or Mick He has no home he's a wandering slave He is taunted with slurs and sneers And they'll hurry him off to a pauper's grave When the man with the scythe appears He has no land for to call his own And he has more foes than friends As an Irish Tramp and a Navvy he's known

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mr Denis Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Raheg, Co. Cavan