Old Erin

DESCRIPTION: "Old Erin, my country, I love the green bowers. No music to me like the murmuring rill. And the shamrock to me is the fairest of flowers... Oh, but where is the nation that could rival old Erin, Oh where is the country such heroes can boast?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Fowke collection)
KEYWORDS: Ireland patriotic
FOUND IN: Canada(Ont)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Vikár/Panagapka-SongsNorthWoodsSungByOJAbbott 53, "Old Erin" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #23058
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Erin, My Country (The Harp of Erin)" (lyrics)
NOTES [39 words]: "Erin, My Country (The Harp of Erin)" shares some words with this, as well as the concept, but O. J. Abbott's text is only a fragment; without more text, it's hard to tell if they are the same. I have with some hesitation split them. - RBW
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File: bFo053

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