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PADRIC THE FIDDLER by PADRAIC GREGORY

First Line: PADRIC SITS IN THE GARDEN
Last Line: AWAY FROM THE CHERRY TREE.

Padric sits in the garden
Inundher the bright new moon,
An' from his fidil coaxes
A lovely, dreamy tune.

Och! I love the tune he's playin'
An' wisht it was for me!
But I know it's for the birdeens
Up in the cherry tree.

Sure, iv'ry night they peep from
Inundher their mother's wings
Tae hear the silvery music
His wee dark fidil sings;

An' for them he's always playin',
An' has nae a thought o' me;
For if I go out he wandhers
Away from the cherry tree.



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