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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A little late night readin' for y'all. Seein as how
we all use ladders in our hobby. This song from the middle of the 19th century
was actually the spark for James Joyce's "Finnigans Wake". Despite the archaic
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><EM>Tim Finnegan lived on Walken street<BR>A
gentleman Irishman, mighty odd<BR>Well he had a brogue both rich and
sweet<BR>And to rise in the world he carried a hod<BR>Well he had a bit of a
tippler's way<BR>With a love for the liquor poor Tim was born<BR>And the send
him on his way each day, had a drop of the craythur every morn'<BR><BR>Oh, whack
fol' the dah now dance to your partner<BR>Round the flure your trotter's
shake<BR>Isn't it the truth I told 'ya<BR>Lot's o' fun at Finnegan's
wake<BR><BR>One morning Tim got rather full<BR>His head felt heavy which made
him shake<BR>Well he fell off the ladder and broke his skull<BR>And they carried
him home, his corpse to wake<BR>Well they wrapped him up in a nice, clean
sheet<BR>And they laid him out upon the bed<BR>With a gallon of whiskey at his
feet and a bucket of porter at his head<BR><BR>Oh, whack fol' the dah now dance
to your partner<BR>Round the flure your trotter's shake<BR>Isn't it the truth I
told 'ya<BR>Lot's o' fun at Finnegan's wake<BR><BR>Well his friends assembled at
the wake<BR>And Mrs. Finnegan called for lunch<BR>First she brought out tea and
cake<BR>Then pipes, tobacco, and brandy punch<BR>Then the Widow Malone began to
cry<BR>"Such a nice, clean corpse have you ever seen?"<BR>"Tim, auvreen! Why did
you die?"<BR>"Would you hold yer' gob?" said Patty McGee<BR><BR>Oh, whack fol'
the dah now dance to your partner<BR>Round the flure your trotter's
shake<BR>Isn't it the truth I told 'ya<BR>Lot's o' fun at Finnegan's
wake<BR><BR>Then Maggie O'Connor took up the job<BR>"Oh Biddy," says she,
"You're wrong, for sure."<BR>Biddy dealt her a belt in the gob<BR>And left her
sprawling on the floor<BR>Then the war did soon engage<BR>Woman to woman and man
to man<BR>Shillelagh law was all the rage<BR>And a row and a ruction soon
began<BR><BR>Oh, whack fol' the dah now dance to your partner<BR>Round the flure
your trotter's shake<BR>Isn't it the truth I told 'ya<BR>Lot's o' fun at
Finnegan's wake<BR><BR>Mickey Maloney ducked his head<BR>When a bucket of
whiskey flew at him<BR>It missed, and falling on the bed<BR>The liquor scattered
over Tim<BR>Bedad he revives, see how he rises<BR>Tim Finnegan risin' in the
bed<BR>Cryin' "Will ye' walup each girl and boy,"<BR>"T'underin' Jaysus, do ye'
think I'm dead?"<BR><BR>Oh, whack fol' the dah now dance to your
partner<BR>Round the flure your trotter's shake<BR>Isn't it the truth I told
'ya<BR>Lot's o' fun at Finnegan's wake</EM><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Partybug@charter.net href="mailto:Partybug@charter.net">Leslie
Busino</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=450@lists.vhfwiki.com
href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com">144.450 Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [450] Southington
Hamfest...AND JAY!!!!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Most excellent choice George!<BR><BR>George Andrews wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:7FC04B5261054B42A9BD82A25E99840A@georgen1yae type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Sounds like a gathering of the clan. I'll be at the fest and the festivities
post event.
George
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