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1. Clinton's Dance (continued)

   

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   Such running of side-leaps and boxing of heels.

   They went through all maneouvres belonging to dances

   With great rigidoons likewise hands across.

   The figures, they finished in very great style

   With ear, care and carriage attention and time

   The tunes that they called for were played as they wished

   That is "Jirehenagark" and the "Cakes of Drumlish"

   They called for the tune, they call "Scutch through the Heather

   The "Humours of Derry" and "loving the Leader"

   The "three pans of boxty" and "Boorosadrone"

   With the "Bucks of Cloncummer" (?) and "Philip MacKeon"

   Besides "sporting Paddy" and sweet "Bobinjones"

   "Connaughtmen's Rambles" and the "Holy Stones"

   The Hag of the Strand and the Boy in the Boat.

   The humours of Glee and the One Horned Goat

   They called for Hush Cat and The Kid in the Kale

   For Langstrim and Donnell and the Swallow Tail.

   For Paddy O'Carrol and for twelve o clock

   The Parroway Jockey likewise the Black Sock.

   Besides Tip It Off and the Rakes of Kildare

   The Barroway Pig and the Fun of the Fair

   The Geese in the Bog and the Pig in the Hall

   The Cook in the Kitchen and Marry them all

   They called for Gregs Pipes and for the Mama's Pet

   And for many tunes more that I really forget

   So now to conclude without any mistake

   Upon my safe song I did not fabricate.

   (Poet Higgins, Clooncoose, Ballinamuck)

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Higgins

   Occupation

   Poet

   Address

   Clooncose, Co. Leitrim