Oh, for a rousing chorus of "Oh, Danny Boy" in what passes for harminy wile in a drunken stoopour on Sanit PAddy's dayy..... <*burp*>

As a side note, I used to host the "Celtic Airs" Tuesday morning folk show on WWUH a while back, so I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to Celtic music. Imagine my mordant chuckles while listening to another radio station one Saint Paddy's day, when, after they'd been playing those wonderful standbys such as mentioned above, they thought they'd treat their listeners to some more "traditional" Irish music. On came some instrumentals with that reknown Celt Mark O'Connor (IIRC) amongst others, playing "Blackberry Blossom", and "St. Anne's Reel". . . .    ;-)

I think the "Unicorn Song" is one of the best songs ever, penned by the incomparable Uncle Shelby. Of course, it's perfectly fair to put it on the "worst ever" list as well; who says it can't be both?

Surprised that no one has mentioned the "Banana Boat Song". That's one of those songs that seem pretty silly on paper, but where the genius comes out is in seeing what a master can do with what little he's got. . . .

Cheers,

                               -- Arne