Irish Paddy

DESCRIPTION: An Irishman says the Irish always supported the English in battle: "The Irishman was never behind With his bayonet by his side Pat have often turned the tide And helped build the honour of old England." Yet "with England somehow we never can agree"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA-Leach)
KEYWORDS: war England Ireland nonballad patriotic
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #30121
RECORDINGS:
Pat Critch, "Irish Paddy" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
NOTES [50 words]: This obviously sounds like an Irish song. But the population of Newfoundland was about half English Protestants, half Irish Catholics. So it would make sense in a Newfoundland context too -- perhaps even more than in Ireland, because the people of Newfoundland often supported Britain in its wars. - RBW
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