Colcannon
1. Well did you ever make colcannon
made with lovely pickled cream
with the greens and scallions mingled
like the picture in the dream?
2. Did you ever make a hole on top
to hold the meltin' flake
of the creamy-flavoured butter
that our mother used to make?
R: Oh you did so you did
so did he and so did I
and the more I think about it sure
the nearer I'm to cry
oh weren't them the happy days
when troubles we knew not
and our mothers made colcannon
in the little skillet pot.
3. Well did you ever take potato cake
and boxty to the school
tucked underneath your oxter
with your books your slate and rule?
4. And when teacher wasn't lookin'
sure a great big bite you'd take
of the creamy-flavoured soft
and meltin' sweet potato cake.
R:
5. Well did you ever go a-courtin' boys
when the evenin' sun went down
and the moon began apeepin'
from behind the Hill o' down.
6. Did you wandered down the boreen
where the clarachen was seen
and you whispered lovin' praises
to your own dear sweet collean.
R: