School: Rahugh (roll number 12905)

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1. Songs (continued)

   “One morning, One morning, One morning, one day.”

   

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   Your brother's impatient he is starting to bray.
   Take out your old note book take down what he'll say.
   With your "oh where is your light."
   V
   Now give me your name, now none of your jaw.
   Or else I'll give you the breath of the law,
   I'll summon the ass for language he spoke,
   "Oh begone says Pat t'was only a joke."
   With your "oh where is your light."
   VI
   My name sir, May name sir, My name sir, that's right
   But the ass and cart are both in your light
   Take hold of the tail board come round if you can.
   Don't keep me here waiting you jolly old man
   With your "oh: where is your light.
   VIII
   The bivie took courage and then made a start.
   To get to the opposite side of the cart
   Pat pulled the reins and the donkey went round
   The bivie grew dizzy and fell to the ground,
   Saying "oh! where is your light."

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Josephine Dunne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Rahugh, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Mrs Anne Dunne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Rahugh, Co. Westmeath