School: Wateraghy
- Location:
- Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ó Cuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 270
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I'm a most unlucky fellow,
Always falling in a mess,
And the reasons of my troubles,
I never rightly can guess,
Im always up to somthing,
Bringing troubles by the score,
But, I'll never, never do it anymore.
2
I bought a pair of Summer pants,
Of course to do the swell
And down along the Sea - side,
I met a charming belle,
I doffed my hat and bowed to her,
My blessed breeches tore,
But I'll never do it never do it anymore,
3
To kiss a pretty damsel one night I had a try
Her nose was somehow in the way,
And it got into my eye,
Her father set the dog in me extras got tore
But Ill never do it never do it anymore.
4
I went to see my sister she asked me to nurse the child(continues on next page)
- Informant
- F. Hetherington
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Drumcarey, Co. Cavan
