Nora Creina (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Oh who are you that walks this way So like the (Empress Miss Eugenia/Diajonohna)?" "No, I'm her that makes the stir From (Cork) down to Skibbereena... And whisky too, says Nora Creina." The other singer claims to be "Napoleon Bonyparty"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1868 (PaddysTheBoySongster)
KEYWORDS: food drink Napoleon | meeting
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Rootle-Tum-Tootle-Tum-Tay-Songster, pp. 20-21, "I'm Napoleon Bonyparty" (1 text)
PaddysTheBoySongster, p. 17, "Norah Creina" (1 text)
Roud #43192
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Norah Creina (I)" (tune) and references there
NOTES [40 words]: This appears to be a parody of the original "Nora Creina," using the same tune. The "Napoleon Bonyparty" is probably not Napoleon I but Napoleon III, since he is associated with "Eugenia," presumably meaning Napoleon III's wife Eugénie. - RBW
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