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Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 1)

Date
1936
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0220, Page 0019

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0220, Page 0019

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  1. Song - Poll and Nancy Hogan

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    Doll and Nancy Hogan
    I
    In Clohanon Town of high renown
    which has never Church nor steehle
    In every "dune" there stands a fool
    Trouling the aacint people.
    Chorus
    Di de dee dom diddil idle loodle lou
    Dee de lee lou diddil idle dittum
    Da the dee dum diddil eedle om
    The tee dum diddle eedle addi
    II
    Nancy Hogan bought a big
    Wasn't it a mighty wonder
    Doll she bought another one
    You'd pearce know them asunder
    Chorus
    Di de dee dou diddle idle loodle lou, etc.
    III
    Two blackguards coming home one night
    Seen the pigs out a feeding
    Took out their knives, cut off their tails
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant