When You Call To An Irishman's Door

DESCRIPTION: The singer comes to Ireland from Scotland and knocks on Pat's door seeking shelter. Pat is poor and about to be evicted but offers what he has. "You can always depend on meeting a friend when you call to an Irishman's door."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin)
KEYWORDS: poverty travel food hardtimes Ireland Scotland
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin 192, "When You Call To An Irishman's Door" (1 text)
Roud #16241
File: OCC192

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