School: Drong (2)

Location:: Drong, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:

Mode:

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 394

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.
Download

Report a problem to eolas@duchas.ie

Let us know if you see incorrect or inappropriate information here.

Notice and Action Policy Statement

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

Old Song

“There was a man and a silly old man as I heard people say”

Share Share Post

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.

There was a man and a silly old man As I heard people say. He swore he'd do more work in a day, Than his wife w'd do in three. "Hold your tongue" you silly old man, "I'll do a fair thing now, Do you stay in the house tomorrow And I'll go hold the plow A you must feed the two little pigs that lie out in sty You must watch the speckled hen Lest she should lay away. And you must reel the hank of yarn That I spun yesterday" He went to feed the two little pigs That lie out in the sty He hopped his forehead against the wall And the blood began to fly. He went to watch the speckled hen Lest she should lay away But he forget to reel the yarn His wife spun yesterday
(continues on next page)

Cancel
Transcription guide »
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.
Topics
1. seánra
  filíocht
  filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)
Language

English

Archival Reference

Open data

On this page