McCarthy's Mare

Subject: McCarthy's Mare
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 07 Sep 98 - 04:14 PM

Anyone come across the song McCarthy's Mare, know the lyrics or even the tune?
This one is being particularly difficult to track down
Cheers
Mick

Subject: ADD: McCarthy's Mare
From: Frank Maher
Date: 08 Sep 98 - 02:10 PM

McCARTHY'S MARE

We started to the Fair,with Spirits Light and Hearty,
Behind McCarty's Mare, oh! it was a lovely party!
You never saw the likes of it,believe me what i say,
Sure,we had a roaring racket, but the mare she ran away.

Off she went! off she went! begob, I was not worth a cent
The seat was just as hard as flint, behind McCarty's Mare

"Hould her in!" McCarty cried; "Stop her" says McCue,
I thought I'd shake to pieces as along the roar we flew;
Me head was swimming like a top, my heart was in despair,
The divil himself was in the wheels behind McCarty's Mare.

McCarty held the reins, and Murphy held McCarthy,
But Whisky filled their brains and made them wild and hearty,
Maloney tumbled out behind, and there we let him lay,
Sure I offered to assist him, but the Mare she ran away!

Me dacent coat was tore, me hat was left behind me,
I rattled and I swore, and I thought the dust would blind me,
In holes and ditches went the wheels--oh, murther, what a day,
Sure, meself was kilt entirely, with the mare that run away.

I'm sorry, but I don't know the Tune
All the best
Frank......

Subject: RE: McCarthy's Mare
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 10 Sep 98 - 09:51 PM

Frank
Many thanks for the lyrics..
Can I ask you where you got them from as you're the only person so far on this planet that's heard of this tune, except for a very special friend who asked me to find it
Cheers
Mick

Subject: RE: McCarthy's Mare
From: Frank Maher
Date: 11 Sep 98 - 07:47 PM

Hello Mick, I have an Old Irish Song Book with lots of Irish Songs from the Past,and that Song happened to be in It... I'm very glad to have been able to help You out.. Feel Free to ask whenever You need anything else!!!! All the Best, Frank Maher, Paradise,Newfoundland,Canada

Subject: RE: McCarthy's Mare
From: Mick Lowe
Date: 11 Sep 98 - 08:59 PM

Frank
Could I ask you the favour of telling me the name of the book.. You can not know the joy this has brought to a lot of people who thought the song was lost forever.. I should love to learn the tune just to add the "iceing on the cake".
Many thanks
MIck
p.s. Again you do not know the pleasure this has brought to a lot of people.. if it's eaier to mail me then you can get me here .. [e-mail]
Thanks again
MIck