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School: Cnocán an Teampaill, Ros Gréine

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Knockantemple, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Nic Aodhagáin
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  1. Song - The Jack Ass in the Bog

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    1. Come all ye jolly labouring boys,
    Ill have ye to shun hard work,
    Beware of those Ballagh farmers,
    They will treat you like a Turk,
    2. My feet are sore and my brogues
    Are wore and Im limping like a frog
    My lungs are strained from shouting
    At the Jack ass in the bog.
    3. My master is an early man
    And he wont forget to call.
    At five o clock each morning not one but
    call them all saying rise up pat and get your ass.
    Or else you will lose your job
    And take with you today some hay
    For the Jack ass in the bog.
    4. For it is no easy job to car an ass all day
    Through muck and briars
    Through slush and boughs
    (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
    Informant
    John Lonergan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblake, Co. Tipperary