Tinker an' a Tailor an' An I.R.A. Man, A

DESCRIPTION: "A tinker an' a tailor an' an I.R.A. An Auxie man, a Black-and-Tan, a Thief"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Daiken-OutGoesShe)
KEYWORDS: worker soldier
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Daiken-OutGoesShe, p. 26, "(A tinker an')" (1 text)
Roud #802
NOTES [50 words]: Roud lumps Daiken-OutGoesShe's piece with "The Old Maid's Song (I)," or "Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief," or some such (#802 is a very large collection of songs), seemingly because it contains a list of occupations. But even if that's how it originated, I truly don't see them as the same. - RBW
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