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GUEST,kytrad Irish Kid's Songs (59* d) RE: Irish Kid's Songs 30 Jan 01

Here's one I learned from Bess Cronin in 1952, in Lisbemuir, County Cork:
Ho-aro we rattled 'em
And ho-aro we chased 'em
And ho-aro we rattled 'em,
The little pack o' tailors! (These 4 lines repeat)
I went down to Dublin,
I met a little tailor-
Put 'im in me pocket
In fear the dogs'ud eat'im;
Dogs began to bark at 'im
And I begun to beat 'im-
I threw 'im in the water
In fear the dogs 'ud eat 'im!
And ho-aro we rattled 'em
And ho-aro we chased 'em
And ho-aro we rattled 'em,
The little pack o' tailors! (End)
(Tune: The Wind that Shakes the Barley)

My kids loved to dance to this one. Jean Ritchie
Line Breaks <br> added. The indents are a bit more complicated, Jean, but the line breaks are just <br>.
-Joe Offer-

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