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Who are you that walk this way so like the Empress Dejanina? |
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Is it true what people say, that you're the famous Shilna-grina? |
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Or are you the great Pompey, or Britain's queen, bold Tilburina? |
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Or are you Dido? Or Dr. Magee? "Oh, no," says she, "I'm Nora Creina." |
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I'm the girl that makes them stir from Cork along to Skibereena |
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All the day we drink strong tay and whiskey too, says Nora Creina. |
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Who are yhou that ask my name? Othello, Wat Tyler or Julius Caesar? |
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Or are you Venus of bright fame, or that old fogey Nebucadnesser, |
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Or maybe you are Pluto stout? Or jolly old Bacchus stout and hearty? |
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There, my lass, your eye is out, for I'm Napoleon Bonaparte! |
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I'm the girl that makes them stir from Cork along to Skibereena |
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All the day we drink strong tay and whiskey too, says Nora Creina. |
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Won't you dine with me to-day? I'll send for you a horse and crupper, |
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And lest you should refuse to stay I'll tell you who we'll have for supper; |
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Magillicuddy of the Reeks, O'Donaghue Glen, the Duke of Glo'ster, |
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Oliver Cromwell and Brian O'Lynn, Cadwaller Waddy and Stephen Foster. |
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I'm the girl that makes them stir from Cork along to Skibereena |
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All the day we drink strong tay and whiskey too, says Nora Creina. |
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Park the marching band's herd, steps of soldier and fife and drum |
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Hearts erect with pride and cheer, for the 69th, they're coming |
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Caps of green and suits of blue, volunteers to save our Union |
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Going to make our country strong, soon will stand in one communion |
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I'm the girl that makes them stir from Cork along to Skibereena |
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All the day we drink strong tay and whiskey too, says Nora Creina. |
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Hold the banner of the brave, crown with the glorious constellation |
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Long might the triumphant wave, the hope of liberate-struggling nation |
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Let the traitors do their worst, the emblem marble of country's valor |
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Shall let it be trampled in the dust, or put Ireland Faugh-a-ballagh |
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I'm the girl that makes them stir from Cork along to Skibereena |
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All the day we drink strong tay and whiskey too, says Nora Creina. |
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Gales of Ireland never failed, to exercise or glorious duty |
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Going to right the woeful wrong, to defend this land of beauty |
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We salute the starry flag, the hope of liberate-struggling nation |
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England's fale pollute the drag, keeps our land in subjection |
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I'm the girl that makes them stir from Cork along to Skibereena |
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All the day we drink strong tay and whiskey too, says Nora Creina. |
