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- Around this ancient country
Strange stories have been told
About some ancient poets
That composed in days old
You have read of Bobby Burns
That most extolic man.
But I can swear, he couldn't compare
With the famous James McCann.
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McCann he was a native
Of the dear old shamrock shore
He swept the streets of Scotland
For seven years or more.
He was true and patriotic
To his own dear native land
When he was returning home from Scotland
The Scot mourned the loss of James McCann.
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When he landed home in Ireland
He was stranded for a job
And to lift a spade and shovel(continues on next page)