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1. Unpublished Folk Song - Dudley Gallagher's Wake

   

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   I
   You folks of this nation give ear to my tale
   That I'm going to write if my pen doesn't fail.
   Concerning a wake, that lately took place
   In the town of Drumshambo near Aughnaglace
   On this simple oration I mean to disclose
   How Dudley Gallagher straightened his toes.
   II
   He got the death summons, he had to resign
   To the merciful hand of His powers divine;
   But whilst living the best of pipe- music he played
   To boot was an artist, a tinker by trade,
   And when at his dying he made a request
   As some of our readers may count it a jest.
   III
   It's true as I mention without a mistake
   'Twas to have a musician to play at his wake,
   And when as a boon the people complied
   He stretched out his members that moment & died.
   His wife with uneasiness she ran to his bed;
   She Kissed with blind grief the back of his head.
   She roared "Ueela Murder" she shouted "mo Leun"[?]
   Who will solder my kettle or tea-pot again?
   But this generous old man was possessed of no scorn
   He never offended no more than the baby unborn.
   With this and each talk the evening passed by
   And the night it came on without one word of a lie.

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)
   2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Peter Mc Entire

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   53

   Address

   Gradoge, Co. Leitrim