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 Ma the rose, !oak, and thole, Lonf. fl oish and wino Round a sprig of shellelagh and shamrock so green. � GROGAN. NED Grogan, dear joy, was the son of his mothers And as like her, it seems, as one pea to another; But to find out his dad he was put to the rout, As many folks wiser have ben, joy, no doubt. To this broth of a boy oft .his mother would say, ' When the rnon shines, my jewel, be making .vou hay; Always ask my advice, when th business is done; For two heads, sure, you'H own, are much better than OHO.  $pokoL] So, lqeddy, taking it in'to his pate to feteh A walk over to England, stepped to ask th, advice of his second head; but by St. Patricks a dr,.o.p of the ture had made her speechless, and' s0eg dead the bargain, all that he could get out of her was Phililu, .bodderoo, whack, gramacimo. Ned's mother being waked, to England he came) r. .J]ig with hSpes of promotion, of honor, and hme, mr, Where a snug birth he got, d'ye mind, by my To be partner, dear joy, with a kdght of the pole4 For Larry to teach him his art proving willing, Soon taught him the changes to ring with a shilling, And that folks, when not sober, are easily won; Which proves that two heads, joy, are better than on& .Spoken.] Och, to be sure and they didn't carry mi a roaring trade, till Larry having the misfortune a drop too much at the Old Bailey, poor Grogan was �once m5re left alone to sing Phililu,

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