In a recent re-reading of Mary Murray Delancy's wonderful book "Of Irish Ways", I came across the first two verses of "Finding of Moses", sung by the blind ballad singer Michael Moran. He sang in Dublin under the name of Zozimus in the latter 1790s and early 1800s.

The verses are recorded as follows:

"In Aigypt's land, contagious (sic) to the Nile,

Ould Pharo's daughter went to bathe in style

She took a dip and come onto the land,

And for to dry her royal pelt she ran along the strand.

She tripped upon a bulrush and she saw

An infant lying on a wad of straw,

She gazed upon it, and in accents mild

Said, "Tar an' ages, gerrils, which of yez owns the child?"

Mary Delancy states "Only the first part of Moran's 'Finding of Moses' is remembered, but though we regret the loss of subsequent verses, it is remarkable to think that even this small portion of the song has survived."

Despite Ms. Delancy's assertion that the lyrics are lost, I would love to find the rest of the song and naturally, I thought of my esteemed and beloved colleagues here in the forum.

Any help would be appreciated, as always.

Many thanks.