The Shutting of the Gates of Derry — The singer recalls "how, in olden time, ... a band of boys closed the gates and… Skibbereen — A boy asks his father why he left Skibbereen when he is always speaking of it. … The State of Arkansas (The Arkansas Traveler II) — A traveler arrives in Arkansas and finds that it fully meets his (lack of) expe… Three Grains of Corn — "Give me three grains of corn, mother, only three grains of corn, 'Twill keep t…