St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12
"THE IRISH JUBILEE"
The Latest Popular Song--A Most
RiotOus Production.


New York World
The latest and most popular song of
the day is entitled 1.-THE Irish Jubilee"
1t is thoroughly unique production,
both as regards rhyme and music. 1t is
constructed on the Irish come-all-ye
plan, and, while lacking some of the
salient features of the genuine, old
fashioned Irish ballads, yet, by reason
of its very absurdity and striking COM
parsons, and also the oddity of its de-
livery behind the footlights, it has
proved to be great hit.
Oh, short time ago. boys, an Irishnan
named Doherty,
Was elected to the senate by very large ma
jority.
He felt SO elated that he went to Dennis Cas-
sidy,
Who owned bar room Of very large ca
pacity.
he said to Cassidy, "Go over to the brewer
Fora thousand kegs of lager beer and give it
to the poor; -
Then go over to the butcher shop and order
up ton of meat,
Be sure and see the boys and girls have ali
they want to drink and eat:
Send out invitations i1I twenty different Ian
guageS,
And don't forget to tell them to bring their
own sandwiches. .
They've made me their senator, and So to
show my gratitude.
They'll have the finest supper ever given in
this latitude.
Tell them the music will be furnished by
O'Rafferty,
Assisted on the bagpipes by Felix McCaf
ferty.
Whatever the expenses are, remember I'll
put up the tin,
And any one who doesn't come be sure and
do not let them in -
Cassidy at once sent out the invitations,
And every one that came was a credit to
their nations
Some came on bicycles because they had no
fare 10 pay,
And those who didn't come at all made I'D
their minds to stay away.
Two by three they marched into the dining
hall,
Young men and old men, and girls that were
not men at all,
Blind men and deaf men, and men who had
their teeth in pawn;
Single men and double men, and men who
had their glasses on.
Before many minutes every chair was taken
Till the front rooms and mushrooms were
packed to suffocation.
When every one was seated they started to
lay out the feast,
Cassidy said: Rise up, and give us each a
cake of yeastr'
He then said as manager he would try and
fill the chair;
He then sat down as we looked at the bill Of
fare. :
There was pigs head and gold fish, mocking
birds and ostriches:
Ice cream and cold cream. yaseline and sand
witches;
Blue fish, green fish, fsh-hooks and part
Fish balls, snow balls, cannon balls and cart
ridges.
Then we ate oatmeal till we could hardly stir
about,
Ketchup and hurry up. sweet krout and
sour krout
Dressed beef and naked beef, and beef with
all its dresses on.
Soda crackers, fre-crackers, lmburg cheese
with trEsses on.
Beefsteaks and mistakes were down on the
bill of fare,
Roast ribs and spare ribs, and ribs that we
couldn't spare;
Reindeer and snow deer, dear me! and ante
And the women ate so much mushmelon the
men said they eant-eiope;
Red herrings, smoked herrings, herrings
from old Erin's Isle.
Bologna and fruit cake and sausages a half a
mile,
There was hot corn and cold corn corn salve
and honeycomb.
Reed birds, read books, sea-bass and sea-
foam,
Fried liver. caked liver and doctors big liver
pills.
And every one was wondering who was 60
ing to pay the bills.
For dessert we had toothpickS, icepicks and
skipping rope,
And washed them all down with a big piece
Of shaving soap;
We ate everything that was down on the bill
of fare,
Then looked on the back of it to see il any
more was there.
Then the band played horn pipes, gas pipes
and Irish reels,
And we danced to the music of 1.-THE Wind
That Shakes the Barley Fields;''
Then the piper played old tunes and spit
toons so very fine.
That in came Mr.. Champagne and handed
him glass of wine:
They welted the floor till they could be
heard for miles around,
When Gallagher was in the air his feet were
never on the ground.
A finer lot of dancers you never set your eyes
upon.
And those who couldn't dance at all were
dancing with their slippers on.
Some danced jig steps, door steps and High.
land fling,
And Murphy took his knife out and tried to
| cut pigeon wing.
When the dance was over Cassidy then told Us
To join hands together and sing this good
old chorus:
Chorus-(After last yerse)
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Wherever we may be,
Think of the good old times we had
At the Irish jubilee.