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| A BANSHA Peeler wint won night | |
| On duty and pathrollin’ O, | |
| An’ met a goat upon the road, | |
| And tuck her for a sthroller O. | |
| Wud bay’net fixed he sallied forth, | 5 |
| An’ caught her by the wizzen O, | |
| An’ then he swore a mighty oath, | |
| “I’ll send you off to prison O.” | |
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| “Oh, mercy, sir!” the goat replied, | |
| “Pray let me tell my story O! | 10 |
| I am no Rogue, no Ribbonman, | |
| No Croppy, Whig, or Tory O; | |
| I’m guilty not of any crime | |
| Of petty or high thraison O, | |
| I’m sadly wanted at this time, | 15 |
| For this is the milkin’ saison O.” | |
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| “It is in vain for to complain | |
| Or give your tongue such bridle O, | |
| You’re absent from your dwellin’ place, | |
| Disorderly and idle O. | 20 |
| Your hoary locks will not prevail, | |
| Nor your sublime oration O, | |
| You’ll be thransported by Peel’s Act, | |
| Upon my information O.” | |
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| “No penal law did I transgress | 25 |
| By deeds or combination O. | |
| I have no certain place to rest, | |
| No home or habitation O. | |
| But Bansha is my dwelling-place, | |
| Where I was bred and born O, | 30 |
| Descended from an honest race, | |
| That’s all the trade I’ve learned O.” | |
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| “I will chastise your insolince | |
| And violent behaviour O; | |
| Well bound to Cashel you’ll be sint, | 35 |
| Where you will gain no favour O. | |
| The magistrates will all consint | |
| To sign your condemnation O; | |
| From there to Cork you will be sint | |
| For speedy thransportation O.” | 40 |
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| “This parish an’ this neighbourhood | |
| Are paiceable and thranquil O; | |
| There’s no disturbance here, thank God! | |
| An’ long may it continue so. | |
| I don’t regard your oath a pin, | 45 |
| Or sign for my committal O, | |
| My jury will be gintlemin | |
| And grant me my acquittal O.” | |
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| “The consequince be what it will, | |
| A peeler’s power I’ll let you know, | 50 |
| I’ll handcuff you, at all events, | |
| And march you off to Bridewell O. | |
| An’ sure, you rogue, you can’t deny | |
| Before the judge or jury O, | |
| Intimidation with your horns, | 55 |
| An’ threatening me with fury O.” | |
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| “I make no doubt but you are dhrunk, | |
| Wud whiskey, rum, or brandy O, | |
| Or you wouldn’t have such gallant spunk | |
| To be so bould or manly O. | 60 |
| You readily would let me pass | |
| If I had money handy O, | |
| To thrate you to a potheen glass— | |
| Oh! it’s then I’d be the dandy O.” | |
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