A work in progress,,,,


The sun rose bright and clear today,
A brisk March wind straight up Broadway,
Pipes and drums sound pure and clear,
Plastic darbies, cold green beer,
Marching on me merry way,
See the Bud Girls on display,
Willy Yeats has gone away,
Hoist 'yer glass it's Paddy's day.


Near McSorley's crowded bar,
I sang 'em " Johnson's Motor Car",
Green lines painted in the street,
Boiled cabbage, pickled meat,
Played 'em one by Christie Moore,
" Ah, the red-haired actress, sure"
Tommy Davis begorrah s'gone away,
Hoist 'yer glass it's Paddy's day.

Put 'em out on your green lawns,
The auld tricolor, leprechauns,
Be a pal and watch me back,
All I miss is Captain Jack,
Sang one more, " The Foggy Dew",
Two o' clock me day was through,
Brendan Behan sure he's gone away,
Hoist 'yer glass it's Paddy's day.