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KITTY OF COLERAINE, by             Poem Explanation        
First Line: As beautiful kitty one morning was tripping
Last Line: The devil a pitcher was whole in coleraine
Subject(s): "coleraine, Ireland;


AS beautiful Kitty one morning was tripping
With a pitcher of milk from the fair of Coleraine,
When she saw me she stumbled, the pitcher down tumbled,
And all the sweet butter-milk watered the plain.
'Oh! what shall I do now? 'twas looking at you, now;
Sure, sure, such a pitcher I'll ne'er meet again;
'Twas the pride of my dairy! O Barney MacCleary,
You're sent as a plague to the girls of Coleraine!'

I sat down beside her, and gently did chide her,
That such a misfortune should give her such pain;
A kiss then I gave her, and, ere I did leave her,
She vowed for such pleasure she'd break it again.
'Twas hay-making season -- I can't tell the reason --
Misfortunes will never come single, 'tis plain;
For very soon after poor Kitty's disaster
The devil a pitcher was whole in Coleraine.





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