Oh Brian O'Lynn was a gentleman born, His hair it was long and his beard was unshorn His teeth they went out and his eyes they went in Oh fantastical features had Brian O'Lynn (or: "I'm a natural beauty," says Brian O'Lynn) Oh Brian O'Lynn had no coat to put on He bought a big buckskin to make him a one He clamped the two horns right under his chin "Like a pair of tin whistles," says Brian O'Lynn (or: "They'll answer for pistols," says Brian O'Lynn) Oh Brian O'Lynn had no trousers to wear He bought a big sheepskin to make him a pair With the woolly side out and the fleshy side in "There's pleasant and cool," said Brian O'Lynn O Brian O'Lynn had no watch for to wear He got a big turnip and scooped it out fair He put a live cricket into it then "They'll think it's a-ticking," said Brian O'Lynn Oh, Brian O'Lynn had an old grey mare Her legs they were long and her sides they were bare He galloped away through thick and through thin "I'm a wonderful beauty," says Brian O'Lynn Brian O'Lynn and his wife and wife's mother They were all crossing over the bridge together The bridge it broke down and they all tumbled in "We'll find ground at the bottom," says Brian O'Lynn |
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