Lyr Req: Irish folk/rugby song

Subject: Lyr Req: Irish folk/rugby song
From: GUEST,skippy
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 02:12 PM

Help, Whilst at teh Wallingform Bunkfest I was chatting to an "elderly gent" in the Cross Keys, he was trying to remember the words to a song he used to sing decades ago.

All he could remember was it was about digging in a peat bog and finding a box containing a giant contraceptive.

Not a lot to go on, but there can't be more than one!
Of course I said "I'get the words for you and post them on"!
Help
Regars Skippy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish folk/rugby song
From: Wolfgang
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 02:16 PM

Ancient Irish condome?

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish folk/rugby song
From: Leadfingers
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 02:49 PM

Skippy-You should have asked THIS venerable old gent.I have been singing that as the Ballad of Brian Baru for more than thirty years.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish folk/rugby song
From: GUEST,Skippy
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 03:06 PM

Thanks for that Wolfgang, I'll send it tonight.
Leadfingers, you can always drop it to tape and give it to me, I'll send that on as well.
Regards skippy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish folk/rugby song
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 03:28 PM

Must be a sign of the times I suppose but in my day we sang "ancient old Irish French letter" not "ancient and old Irish condom" (never heard that c word as a lad....) still modern usage etc.

Now where was that "folk process" thread........