In honor of the occasion, I wish to resurrect the following ancient Druidic toast, for all to honor our Mistress of the Songbook:
Here's to the Gaelic Texan lass
And here's to the men who love her!
Who send in rhymes made late at night
And wake up thinking of her!
Who hang upon each merry post
That falleth from her lips
And wander 'round like mournful ghosts
Obsessed with her cow chips
Ten pints per man of Irn Bru
To ease a tortured brain
And here's to the lass for whom we bear
Our grim creative pains
So say farewell to British Nell
Take leave of your Russian Tanya
Lift a toast to the Muse who drives us mad,
Our Gaelic goddess, Áine!