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   “I was bent one time to travel, Some beauty spots to see”

   

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   And to perform that useful act.
   There's no one better can.
   Than that for formed individual.
   The jovial John Mc Cann.
   Yes, John for brilliant humorous wit.
   Is famed the country over.
   Although by cruel tyranny.
   He oft has suffered sore.
   But tyranny however harsh,
   Ne'er could nor never can,
   Break down the cheering spirit
   Of the jovial John Mc Cann.

   In the field, the forge, the factory,
   Or on the great variety hall.
   John's lively jokes and actions
   Never fail to please us all,
   By driving our dull cares away.
   He lengthens our life's span.
   So we're all much indebted, to
   The jovial John Mc Cann.

   And when night comes and as he sits,
   By his own cheerful fire,
   The hard days toil has not changed

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Cullen

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mr Michael Traynor

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Togher, Co. Cavan