Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ST. PATRICK'S DAY, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: Mavourneen, swate isle Last Line: "I'm praisin' st. Patrick an' ""wearin' the green." Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): St. Patrick's Day | ||||||||
MAVOURNEEN, swate Isle, I am lonely widout thee, I sigh for your hills an' your calm sky so blue; Shure I niver had cause One shmall moment to doubt thee, An' whin I'm not thinkin' I'm dhreamin' of you. CHORUS. So lads, whin I call ye's, Come sing your "Come all Ye's," Ah! here's to ould Ireland, byes, ivery toime: Och, coleens, be aisy, Your dhrivin' me crazy, What day of our counthry is one half so foine? St. Patrick's the day, shure, It was in the mornin', An' oh! how it graved me, Mavourneen, to part; But I left ye's, as I Left me mother, a-mournin' An' kissin' the shamrock she placed near me heart. I'm sorry I left ye's To cross the deep wather, For the game that I've played wid misfortune's a draw; But don't ye be ailin', I'll soon be a-sailin' Away to the Isle of swate "Erin go Bragh." Then lend me the harp And I'll wake "Tipperary," Sing "By Killarney" wid "Noreen Maureen"; The shamrock I'm pressin', An' while I'm confessin' I'm praisin' St. Patrick an' "wearin' the green." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CASUAL OBSERVATION by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING A FROG'S THANKSGIVING by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING A NEGRO SONG OF HOME by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING A RECORD F'OM 'WAY BACK by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING A RETROSPECTION by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING A SUMMER'S AFTERNOON by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING AFTER WEIDENFELLER GOES by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING ANGELINY by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING APPEARANCES by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING ASPHODEL by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING |
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