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听听听 Cock-a-doodle-doo! Here I go again,
听听听 Out of bed sore and barely fed,
听听听 My hair is a mess and just look at my dress!
听听听听听
听听听听 Milking cows and chasing hens
听听听听 I am at my wits end.
听听听听 The Lord and Lady of the grand hall
听听听听 Don鈥檛 want to hear of this at all.
听听听听 They only care for expensive sandals
听听听听 And not that I鈥檝e run out of candles,
听听听听 Oh no! I鈥檝e got to bake the bread
听听听听 Or today I鈥檒l surely lose my head.
听听听听 How I long for peace and quiet!
听听听听 The Banquet this week will be a riot.
听听听听 Peasants, Lords and loyal knights
听听听听 In Carrickfergus it鈥檒l be a rousing night.
听听听听 That blind Gaelic Harper is a charmer
听听听听 Not for me your English knight in armour.
听听听听 Last night I heard him play Greensleeves!
听听听听 He says the strings do as they please.
听听听听 But an Ulsterman! My advances he does resist
听听听听 Sure they鈥檙e forever clenching fists.
听听听听 Dark clouds are approaching,
听听听听 Cruel death and much encroaching.
听听听听
听听听听 Oh! I have to make the ale!
听听 听听And be sure to fill my harpers pail
听听听听 The herbs and gardens I need to tend
听听听听 And all my efforts on taxes spend!
听听听听
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