Testo Colcannon Mary Black
Well did you ever make colcannon,
Made with lovely pickled cream
With the greens & scallions mingled
Like a pitcher in a dream
Did you ever make a hole on top
To hold the meltinâ flake
Or the creamy flavoured butter
That our motherâs used to make
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Oh you did, so you did
So did he and so did i
And the more I think about it
Sure the nearer Iâm to cry
Oh werenât them the happy days
When troubles we knew not
And or mother made colcannon
In the little skillet pot
Well, did you ever take potatoe cake
And boxty to the school
Tucked underneath your oxter with
Your books, your slate and rule
And when teacher wasnât lookingâ
Sure a great big bite youâd take
Of the creamy flavoured soft and meltinâ
Sweet potatoe cake
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Well did you ever go a courtinâ boys
When the eveninâ sun went down
And the moon began a peepinâ
From behind the hill oâ down
And you wandered down the boreen
Where the clúrachán was seen
And you whispered lovinâ praises to
Your own dear sweet cáilÃn
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