“The Orange Lark”

Description

The lark "is true Orange bird" who cheered William on July first and "sang him an Orange hymn." The nightingale sings sweetly but the lark's song comes "from the soldier's drum." The eagle is too aristocratic; the lark's "is the song of the free"

References

  1. OrangeLark 40, "The Orange Lark" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. BI, OrLa040

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1987 (OrangeLark)
Keywords: Ireland patriotic bird