School: Coill-Chéim (roll number 9044)
- Location:
- Calhame, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Seán Mac Cuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1038, Page 50
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Enter Father Christmas.
I wish you all a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year,
With pocketfuls of money and barrelfuls of beer;
Room, boys, room there; give us room to rhyme,
We'll show you something funny about this Christmas time.
Active youth and active age;
This like was never seen on any stage,
If you don't believe the words I say,
Come in, Jack Straw, and he will clear the way.
Enter Jack Straw (all dressed in straw)
Here comes me, Jack Straw;
Such a man you never saw,
Through a rock, through a reel,
Through an old spinning wheel:
Through a bag of pepper,
Through a millers hopper,
Through a sheep's shank bone,
Such a man was never known.
If you don't believe the words I say,
Come in, wee Devil Doubt, an' he will clear the way.
Enter wee Devil Doubt:
Here comes me, wee Divil Doubt,
If you don't give me money, I'll sweep you all out:(continues on next page)
