“Tidy Irish Lad”
Description
"I?m a tidy bit of an Irish lad, as you can plainly see, And I like a drop of the creature when I go out upon a spree." The singer boasts of Irish drink, and notes how the English need the Irish, who won the battles of Waterloo, Inkerman, and Sebastopol
Historical references
- June 18, 1815 - Battle of Waterloo
- Nov 5, 1854 - Battle of Inkerman clears the way for the siege of Sevastopol (the city fell in the fall of 1855)
References
- Dean, pp. 64-65, "Tidy Irish Lad" (1 text)
- Roud #9561
- BI, Dean064