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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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  1. An Old Song

    “When I was but a youngster lad,”

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    An old song
    When I was but a youngster lad,
    I thought I'd like to roam,
    Like many another foolish youth,
    I lost my love for home
    The good friends all around me,
    they thought too much of me
    So one fine day, I started away,
    the wide world for to see.
    My father at my parting, said
    "Now lad be always true
    My prayers for thee, will always be
    That God will watch o'er you.
    My mother hardly spoke a word
    the day I went away
    She flung her arms round my neck.
    These words to me she did say,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Mulvey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim