School: Grangegeeth (roll number 2630)
- Location:
- Grangegeeth, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seósaimhín, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0714, Page 426
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- One player approaches the rest who are in a line and sings:-Here comes a gypsy riding, riding, riding.
" " " " " YOU.What are you riding here for, here for, here for,
" " " " " " Y, O, U.I'm riding here to marry marry marry
" " " " " Y, O, U.Well marry one of us sir, us sir, us sir.
" " " " " " Y, O, U.You're all too black and dirty, dirty, dirty,
" " " " " " Y, O, U.We're just as clean as you sir, you sir, you sir
" " " " " " " Y, O, U.Well then I'll marry you sir, you sir, you sir,
" " " " " " Y, O, U.And now we'r'e on our honeymoon, honeymoon, honeymoon
" " " " " " Y, O, U.
