Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

BTOSS lelu, nelllGT buTBeT, lElh'
with thanks for all past favors, I'm
Respectfully, NJ. GREENAIfBIM.
OH come on in Mr. Greenaheim- name
~ Moses or Michael? Make yourself at home
! We were just about to sing old Irish song
! of ours. It's not such an old song at that
but we've revamped it lately and we're dedi-
! eating the new version to our friend, Oscar
! Loeb, who didn't like our opening notes when
! we first warbled the thing seven or eight
! years ago. Here's the way 1t goes:
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE
Ldve the yelioto gold to those
That arc Uatchtul 1Cherc it goes,
Lore the balance o. icorld potver to the Saxon /;
Though thcy scarce could do il 'rorse,
L'dUe them run this unircrSe
TITS for Htte that thcy hare that red be urin.
SorrG tcdn of us that cares
For their high an mightp airs.
or the robes o r'ydl purple an the linen stiG
1cid starch;
But there's jcdn dag in the gear
when Hcy mustn't Interfere
Sure, the rhoto ,cor1d is Irish on the mn
of March.
Oh. It's little that tcc hold
Of domin-
Hero enters a page lin a green uniform of Course)
and cries:
"Mr r D.. please! Mr. T D., ploasel"
We are angry. quite properly, and demands
why do you interrupt in this fashion?
There's another verse to it. Yes. we're the
guy. What do you want?"
The youth presents the card Of J. Mcclure, but at
the same time he leans oyer and whspersi
Before you let him in, think you ought to
know that the color of the necttie he's wearin'
is deep Or"
The lads mouth is large. hut so is hand. We
cover the with the other.
You mustn't mention that word here, You
mean reddish yellow color, don't you? Yes;
WELL tell him were busy"
Very we'll sir: but he told me to ask you
what's the difference between st. Patrick's
Day and the 12th of July"
Run along now, and don't disturb u.s."
We address ourselves to the second verse of
Oh, us little that icc hold
Of dominion or of gold
In the blessed isle that sac us first nation,
But ace make all lands our oi0n,
As lCe spread from zone or conc
followed BY red; white and green iag in the hands
of short. swarthS man. who VIII not be denied and
TO AN IRISH GIRL
No,c, cen Napoli Kathleen,
Errathccng ccS fresh an green
Grass an ezra bush an tree
Eet you juS' could lCdIb or ride
Up an doicn dd countryside
Green so like yOu say dey be
Fen dI land from tUhere you came,
You 1could tinda jwsta same
Noio, cen Ndpot.
NotC cen NdpOI. dd sky
Eet ceS blue, so like pour eye;
Also blue ecS bag an sea.
Yes, Kathleen, dd SdHta blHc,
But Get ecs more 1Cdrm dan you,
o! so mooch more 1cdrin TO me!
Dcrc ecs laughter cen your eye,
All! but tCarmG smiles dd sky
NOic, cen NapOH.
NolC cen NdpoH, Kathleen,
EUrGtheen0's so sofia green
am sure dat you 1Could be
Vera mOochG softer, too;
An your eye 1Uoud match dd blue
SmIin' from dat sky an sea
Al! you soon tcould ondrastand
Eef jus could hold your hama,
Notc, cen NapOH!
mechanic from the floor above pOKss his head
In the door and saJsi
Hey if you're so strong for the emerald
why don't you give line to Tom Green, of
our own paper? He's one of the best make
up men in the country-eXcept a few!"
In through window. letting upon, an areaway.
floats raucOus voice;
up with your glasses, lads! / give ye the
harp of Tara, the harp of ouId Ireland. May
il never lack a string while there's a g"
cut the rough stun! BE a gent! The
polite name for that word is intestine"
Eat so? Oh. very well. The harp Of ould
Ireland May it never lack string while
there's-wan O. them polite things left in an
A. p. Al"
Enters the lad in the uniform who asks
IF Mr., Mcclure changes his necktle, can
he come in? He told me to ask you"
This is not Mr.. McClures day. Ask him
II he knows why St Andrew was chosen by
the Scotch for their patron; and before he can
ring the bell on you tell him it's because An
drew was the apostle who discovered the boy,
in the multitude, with the loayes and fishes.
Shut the door after you, and stay out till l
finish my song"
on. IT'S little that ace hold
OF dominion or Of gold
In the blessed isle that saIO as first nation.
But ice made all lands our otUn
While ace spread from cone 10 zone.