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And no damn loutll come courting thee or by the mother of the Holy1
    Ghost there'll be murder! 2
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O, come all ye sweet nymphs of Dingle beach to cheer Brinabride4
    queen from Sybil surfriding 5
In her curragh of shells of daughter of pearl and her silverymonnblue6
    mantle round her. 7
Crown of the waters, brine on her brow, she'll dance them a jig and8
    jilt them fairly. 9
Yerra, why would she bide with Sig Sloomysides or the grogram grey10
    barnacle gander? 11
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You won't need be lonesome, Lizzy my love, when your beau gets his13
    glut of cold meat and hot soldiering 14
Nor wake in winter, window machree, but snore sung in my old15
    Balbriggan surtout. 16
Wisha, won't you agree now to take me from the middle, say, of17
    next week on, for the balance of my days, for nothing (what?) 18
    as your own nursetender? 19
A power of highsteppers died game right enough      but who, acushla,20
    'll beg coppers for you? 21
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I tossed that one long before anyone.23
It was of a wet good Friday too she was ironing and, as I'm given24
    now to understand, she was always mad gone on me. 25
Grand goosegreasing we had entirely with an allnight eiderdown bed26
    picnic to follow. 27
By the cross of Cong, says she, rising up Saturday in the twilight28
    from under me, Mick, Nick the Maggot or whatever your name 29
    is, you're the mose likable lad that's come my ways yet from the 30
    barony of Bohermore. 31
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Mattheehew, Markeehew, Lukeehew, Johnheehewheehew!33
Haw!34
And still a light moves long the river. And stiller the mermen35
    ply their keg. 36
Its pith is full. The way is free. Their lot is cast.37
So, to john for a john, johnajeams, led it be!38