The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #35540   Message #485794
Posted By: paddymac
18-Jun-01 - 01:08 AM
Thread Name: The Songs of Percy French
Subject: RE: Percy French
He wrote sooooo many great satires, but I think my fav is "Are Ye Right There, Michael, Are Ye There." The West Clare RR sued him over it and he lost, being fined #10. However, he swore that if they ever tried to collect it, he'd write another song about them. Marvelous sense of humour, and credited by many with popularizing the banjo in Ireland.