School: Cormaddyduff
- Location:
- Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghiolla Sheanain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 206
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Song
“The farmers they are doing well”
The farmers they are doing well,
And that without a doubt,
You'd think they were of noble blood,
To see them turning out.
With every man throughout the land
Machinery is the go.
They'll have no threshing done with flails.
They think it is too slow.
So let you all be merry boys,
And keep your hearts in cheer,
We'll have better times in Ireland
Before another year
The baker he's of another class,
Of whom they do not dread,
He's always buying rotten spuds to stuff them in the bread.
He says his loaves they are the best
And of the foremost class,
But with barm, sand and sawdust,
They are not feeding for an ass.
The Publicans throughout the land
They'll say to every man,(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Gray
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan