This is a wonderful song of which I used to have a tape recording. Who knows where that is. The song was written and recorded in Prince Edward Island and is performed unaccompanied. It begins:

O'er from Scotland came a sturdy lad
His name was McAleer
And many the ways and means he had
of land and work and gear
But he had the queerest notions,
They were like perpetual motions
And the waves that rock the oceans
Don't you know what I mean? (each verse ends with this)

There's about 8 or 10 more great verses, all concerning the strange goings on around the marrying of Fogan McAleer. Wonderful song. Please help with remainder of the lyrics if you have them