The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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[My sweet Irish Kitty]
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My sweet Irish KittyFair lovely and pretty
Takes all the shine out of our fair Dublin city.
For Kitty you know in her silk gown o' green
Is all over Ireland the Irishmans queen
So now Mr. Bull gi's no more of your Blarney
Irelands queen is all right and she lives at Killarney
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And handsome and prettyIs beautiful Kitty
There's ne'er such another in a' Dublin city
She's sometimes in black, and she's sometimes in green
In each dress she wears she's the Irishmans queen
So now Mr Bull gi's no more of your Blarney
The queen o' ould Ireland's the Maid o' Killarney
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O buxom young KittySo lovely and pretty
She takes all the shine out o' Dublins fair city
In satins or silks o' black, blue, white or green
And all over Ireland she's the Irishmans queen
So Mr John Bull you may stifle your Blarney
Ould Ireland's proud queen is the Maid o' Killarney—
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