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School: Moyaugher (roll number 4523)

Location:
Moyagher, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Choileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 454

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  1. Marriage is a Bother O

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    Air - Green Grow The Rushes O'.
    Marriage is a bother, O
    Marriage is a bother O,
    And though a wife's the joy of life
    Yet, hang her, she's a bother O.
    See all the rings and other things
    That you must first invest in O
    And all the cash you out must thrash
    To get the clargy's blessin' O.
    Chorus.
    You then must p'out to furnish out
    A cot to put your head in O,
    And then to pay for mate and tay
    And poteen for a weddin' O.
    Chorus
    You've sentenced then thro' thick and thin
    To swim, your crust to earn O,
    And daily try to lay some by,
    If you expect a bairn O.
    Chorus
    All must admit, your soul is lit,
    By Hope's wee farthing candle O,
    When on your knee, in ecstasy
    Your babbie first you dandle O.
    Chorus
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English