“Saint Patrick's Day in Paris”

Description

Let Irishmen and honest men, in Ireland or France, "religiously think 'Tis his duty to drink On St Patrick's day in the morning" War is past. "Can Wellington's glory be ever forgot On the banks of the Seine, or the banks of the Shannon?"

Notes

Croker-PopularSongs: "From a manuscript copy in the autograph of Sir Jonah Barrington, endorsed, 'Sung with great applause at a meeting which assembled in the City of Paris, to celebrate the anniversary of the Saint of Hibernia.' This was, probably, the 17th March, 1816." - BS

Cross references

• cf. "Patrick's Day in the Morning" (tune, according to Croker-PopularSongs)

References

1. Croker-PopularSongs, pp. 33-34, "St Patrick's Day in Paris" (1 text)
2. BI, CPS033