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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 351

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    Five fingers on the griddle o?
    Five more on the fiddle o?
    Im the man that beat the devil o?
    Johnny Funny:-
    In comes I Johnny Funny,
    Im the man the gathers the money,
    All silver, and no brass, bad money wont pass.
    The little Devil says:-
    In comes I little devil,
    Little devil within little devil, without
    Chawing baccy in my mouth,
    The tail of my shirt sticking out,
    Too little for one to big for two,
    And I dont know the devil what to do.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Diney Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashbourne, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Diney Doherty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 48
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Ashbourne, Co. Meath