Jolly Irishman (II)

DESCRIPTION: "I am a jolly Irishman, from Ireland I came. If you want to know me more, Pat Murphy is my name." He is here "to tell you of a spree" which he and "Dan" have. Many others attend. "They fought and drank, and drank and fought." The attendees are listed
AUTHOR: William Carleton (Tony Pastor's Book of Six Hundred Comic Songs and Speeches, according to Jim Dixon)
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (Tony Pastor's Book of Six Hundred Comic Songs and Speeches)
KEYWORDS: party fight derivative
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohans-Dublin-Jarvey-Songster, p. 40, "Jolly Irishman" (1 text)
Roud #2319
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "New Sensation" (tune)
NOTES [41 words]: Roud combines this with at least one other Irish Spree song, but it is clearly a distinct item. I don't see any evidence that this particular song is traditional, but because it has, or at least has a share of, a Roud number, I've indexed it. - RBW
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File: CDJS040

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