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Thread #164817 Message #3948793
Posted By: GUEST,Peter Laban
07-Sep-18 - 10:35 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Irish songs in 6/8 rhythm
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish songs in 6/8 rhythm
'Are there words to that?'
If I remember correctly, Steve (it's been decades), something along the lines of
When I was a lad I was merry and frisky, My dad kept a pig and my mother sold whisky.. My uncle was rich, but never would be easy Till I was enlisted by Corporal Casey...
It's all a bunch of old Paddywhackery but yes, there are words.