Part 2 — ROSIES
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There's a rosie-show in Derry, An' a rosie-show in Down; An' 'tis like there's wan, I'm thinkin', 'll be held in Randalstown; But if I had the choosin' Av a rosie-prize the day, 'Twould be a pink wee rosie Like he plucked whin rakin' hay: Yon pink wee rosie in my hair— He fixed it troth—an' kissed it there! White gulls wor wheelin' roun' the sky Down by—down by.
Ay, there's rosies sure in Derry, An' there's famous wans in Down; Och there's rosies all a-hawkin' Through the heart av London town! But if I had the liftin' Or the buyin' av a few, I'd choose jist pink wee rosies That's all drenchin' wid the dew— Yon pink wee rosies wid the tears! Och wet, wet tears!—ay, troth, 'tis years Since we kep' rakin' in the hay Thon day—thon day!
Agnes I. Hanrahan [18