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1. An Old Ballad - The Price of the Pig

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   October the first it was my design
   In the sweet fair of Trim to sell my swine;
   She was fat, fair, and complete, was my little pig,
   Oh, you could drive her with a bit of a sprig!
   Thirty shillings! I asked--now was it too big
   For that dear little, sweet little, fat little pig?

   II

   After the sale up came a smart dame
   Oh, ‘tis she that knew every trick of the game!
   She gave me a wink: “Come in, dance a jig,
   Sure you must now be happy you’ve sold your wee pig;”
   We danced and we danced, and I didn’t give a fig
   Till I found she had stolen the price of my pig.

   III

   When I missed my money I was in despair,
   I cursed and I swore and I tore my hair;

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