“Shandrum Boggoon”
Description
There are no songs about Shandrum boggoon. "The reason is plain -- no praise did it need." The singer would trade Midas's touch for a touch for Shandrum boggoon. If the Devil tastes it a host of clergy will be needed to banish him.
Notes
Croker-PopularSongs: "Boggoon is the Irish for bacon.... Shandrum ... in the county of Cork ... [remarkable] for the excellence of the bacon produced there." - BS
Cross references
- cf. "The Black Joke" (tune, according to Croker-PopularSongs)
References
- Croker-PopularSongs, pp. 287-289, "Shandrum Boggoon" (1 text)
- BI, CrPS287