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DENNIS O'REILLY My name is Dennis O'Reilly From Dublin town I came To sail this world all over I sailed the Australian main With my pack upon my shoulder And a blackthorn in my hand To travel the bushes of Australia Like a trueborn Irishman When I arrived in Melbourne town The girls all jumped with joy Saying one unto another Here comes my Irish boy With his pack upon his shoulder And his blackthorn in his hand To travel the bushes of Australia Like a trueborn Irishman Oh, daughter dearest daughter What do you intend to do To fall in love with an Irishman A man you never knew Oh mother dearest mother I'll do the best I can I'll travel the bushes of Australia With my trueborn Irishman With my pack upon my shoulder And my blackthorn in my hand, I'll travel the bushes of Australia Like a trueborn Irishman. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collected by John Meredith via Dr English who heard it from Edwin Goodwin, a patient in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. See another song in this collection, 'With My Swag All on My Shoulder'. The tunes of both songs are variants of the Irish tune 'Boys of Wexford' a ballad commemorating the Vinegar Hill uprising. @Australian @Irish @emigrate filename[ DENNOREI TUNE FILE: DENNOREI CLICK TO PLAY MG apr97 |
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