It's Just About Ten Years Ago

DESCRIPTION: Singer left Ireland for America to see brother Jack and find work. He worked his way up from gaffer to overseer and expects he'll soon be owner. He remembers the past when "Irishmen ... were brothers one and all."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915? (Moulden-ThousandsAreSailing)
KEYWORDS: emigration work drink Ireland brother boss worker
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Moulden-ThousandsAreSailing, pp. 42-44, "It's Just About Ten Years Ago" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #2950
File: MTAS042

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