School: Puttore (roll number 15149)

Location:
Pottore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Leanna Ní Ghafraidh (Cafferty)
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Would you like me to wire to the Boys in France
    To stand for a day or two.
    For the shells they need
    While I find a man
    To work in the place of you
    Its not the money or time my boy
    That making this change will cost
    But its while you are moving
    From place to place
    It's the lives that will be lost.
    I woll stay where I am says Dan Mc. Cann
    I will stop till the war is done.
    It will never be said that I stopped a shell
    And its weight on the dirty Hun
    And I will print the sign for the boys to read
    Perhaps it will help a lot
    The quickest - way to end the war
    Is to stick to the job you are at.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English