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IRISH SONGS AND LYRICS 367 |
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Brian O'Linn went a-courting one night,
He set both the mother and daughter to fight —
"Stop, stop," he exclaimed, "if you have but the
tin, I'll marry you both," says Brian O'Linn !
Brian O'Linn went to bring his wife home,
He had but one horse, that was all skin and bone —
u I'll put her behind me, as nate as a pin,
And her mother before me," says Brian O'Linn !
Brian O'Linn and his wife and wife's mother, They all crossed over the bridge together, The bridge broke down and they all tumbled in — " We'll go home by water," says Brian O'Linn ! |
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BY MEMORY INSPIRED
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Y memory inspired And love of country fired, The deeds of Men I love to dwell upon ; And the patriotic glow Of my spirit must bestow A tribute to O'Connell that is gone, boys—gone. Here's a memory to the friends that are gone !
In October 'Ninety-Seven —
May his soul find rest in Heaven ! — |
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