School: The Downs (roll number 8875)
- Location:
- Na Dúnta, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 218
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An Old Song
“I am a donkey driver, The best in all the place, I thought my donkey fast enough, to run in any race”
An old Song.
I am a donkey driver, The best in
all the place, I thought my donkey fast enough, To run in any race,
I brought him to the Derby,
And backed him for a place.
The signal it was given and away the asses flew, and the very first ass that came in the race, was Jerusalem's Old Cuckoo.
I brought him up to Briton,
To walk on Briton's sand,
A lady she got on his back,
To pass the German band,
My donkey he began to kick,
And off he lady threw,
And around about the band was heard.
The voice of my Old Cuckoo.
But his Colour's rather pale,
His ears are long and slenderly,
With a lovely curly tail,
But when he kicks the bucket,
Shor he'd tell you what to do.
So leave me down and let me die,
Beside my rattling Old Cuckoo,
- Collector
- Annie Cleary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Na Dúnta, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Christopher Monaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Na Dúnta, Co. na hIarmhí