School: Attymass G
- Location:
- Attymass, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs B. Flannelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0127, Page 179
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Amhráin agus Ranna (continued)
“Cheer up my boy with heart and hand ¶ And think of New year's day”
(continued from previous page)The sticks fell on one of them,
And then there were six,
Six little niggers went to a hive,
The bee stung on of them
And then there were five,
Five little niggers went to Glenismole
The stones fell on one of them,
And then there were four,
Fours little niggers went to Ardnaree,
The police caught one of them.
And then there were three,
Three little niggers went into a shoe,
The shoe swallowed one of them,
And then there were two,
Two little niggers went for a run,
A stone fell on one of them,
And then there was one,
One little nigger went to turn home,
The fox caught that one,
And then there was none