Irish Ditty from "The Burlesque Opera Tabasco"

composed by George Whitefield Chadwick in 1894
performed by Bryan Benner
with the Czech National Choir, Hradec Kralove Philharmonic,
and conductor Paul Mauffray

LYRICS:

Francois:
Ah now then be aisy for love is a daisy, That blossoms in Ireland the shamrocks between. Sure Patsy’s a dandy and none are more handy, At sportin’ and courtin’ upon the old green. There’s colleens entrancin’ invite to the dancin’, With gossoons a plenty for takin’ apart. ‘Tis short is the waiting and brief the debating, Ere Larry has Mollie tied tight to his heart.

Chorus:
Oh Cupid’s a paddy, St. Pat was his daddy, There’s never a lover like Erin’s gossoon. The colleens have faces to match with their graces, so smiling beguiling, beneath the May moon.

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Copyright notice:

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© Paul Mauffray 2015