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Thread #14585   Message #275728
Posted By: GUEST,Bob
11-Aug-00 - 07:48 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Westmeath Bachelor
Subject: RE: LyrHelpReq: Westmeath Bachelor
My, my, the memories. My grandfather (1st Generation Amereican) used to sing this all the time, even though he wasn't from Westmeath, or any place else in Ireland, wasn't a bachelor (obviously) and probably never saw a bog in his life. He said it was the only song he could remember hearing his own father sing. Any way, this is his version of the chorus:

Ah, with the rust upon her finger nails and varnish on her toes
Paint around her mouth so sour and whitewash on her nose;
She can get a fancy barber to shape her knucklehead.
That's why I am a bachelor and I don't intend to wed.

Hope you all enjoy it.