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1. Local Song - The Soupers of Coole (continued)

   

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   Down Derry down Fannie lie down
   Down Derry down Soupers lie down
   3.
   Fannie looked round her in wild surprise,
   Can this be delusion and then wiped her eyes,
   She was answered in reality and nothing less,
   Fixed in the corner along with Queen Bess.
   Down Derry down Fannie lie down
   Down Derry down Soupers lie down
   4.
   Satan he came and to her he did say,
   You were a good stewardess while living on earth,
   For keeping my laws you must get a good birth,
   He opened a furnace and showed her the place,
   And with his own hand sure he signed her the lease
   5.
   When the furnace was opened she let a large scream,
   Stop them said Satan why do you complain,
   Good servants you know they must get their pay,
   For Kings, Queens, and Princess they have come this way.
   6.
   There is Luther and Calvin and Henry the eight,
   Anna Boelyn and Lizzie the rest to complete,
   Old Cranmer and Sacel you can them admire,
   All bound up in chains and tormenting fire,
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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Kiernan

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Camagh, Co. Westmeath