An Irish Song

John Carr, Sir 1772 – 1832 (London, United Kingdom)



Poor Molly O'Flannagan (Lord rest her soul!)
Drank so deeply of whiskey, 'twas thought she would die;
Her fond lover, Pat, from her nate cabin stole,
And stepp'd into Dublin to buy her a pie.
Oh! poor Molly O'Flannagan!
  
Tho' chin-deep in sorrow, yet fun he lov'd well;
A pie-man pass'd near, crying "Pies" at his aise;
"Here are pies of all sorts." - "Oh! if all sorts you sell,
Then a twopenny magpie for me, if you plaise!"
Oh! poor Molly O'Flannagan!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ababC dedeC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 447
Words 87
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 5

John Carr, Sir

Sir John Carr (1772–1832) was an English barrister and (travel) writer. more…

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