I wrote it on a trip to Great Britain and Ireland. Most of it will be meaningful to those who went there. Charles was our guide. Jing was a young Oriental woman on the tour.
Joe Cardillo December 2024
THE IRELAND TOUR SONG
(To the tune of Molly Malone, AKA Cockles
and Mussels in Dublin's Fair City.)
On the streets of old Dublin
Our coach was a- rumblin’
And Roger -- our driver
Took us through the town.
He drove straight as an arrow
Through streets broad and narrow
I'll marvel of drivin’
No better can be.
Chorus
Alive Alive Oh Oh
Alive Alive Oh Oh
Crying cockles and mussels
Alive Alive Oh Oh
And Molly endowed
She held them so proud
T’he Book of Kells
No Molly we see
Charles did us a snooker
On the old Gateway hooker
He teased us to please us
That's what I'd say
Chorus
At Bunratty Castle
For foes was a hassle
And farmers nearby
The alarm was a cock
The Ring around Kerry.
The roads were so scary
But mountains and bays
Were pretty to see.
Chorus.
The Queen had her army
The McCarthys had blarney
The English and Irish
Fought year after year.
On Bog Charles was dancin’
His stature enhancin’
And Jing kissed the stone
But didn't kiss me