They were ever so sad

They were ever so happy, they were ever so sad
to grow old in a new world through good times and bad
all the parties and weddings, the ceilis and wakes
when New York was Irish, full of joys and heartbreaks

I remember a traditional that Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers used to perform.  I can't find a video of it, but it goes a little something like this:

Ahem ahem

Me mother's gone to Church

She told me not to play with you

Because you're in the dirt

It isn't because you're dirty

It isn't because you're clean

It's just because you've the whooping cough

And eat margarine.

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Note: Remember to play the Bug-Eyed Trivia Challenge every day. And I spent all my money on whisky and beer.