~~~ Sunlight sweeps above the dale while shades of heather lift their veil Then gentle mist of morning swirls enhancing dawn with nature's pearls ~ Songbird's flight encircles glen to spot late crawler's search for den Yet... not all that dwells in understory hides this day... this day's their glory ~ The songbirds flee... the piper grins "Far Darrig O'Malice yer at it again" The silence broke the wildwoods rustle From near and far the wee ones hustle ~ The songs roll out the barrels too the leprechauns abandon shoe They all break out one piece of gold To waste before their play grows cold ~ They barter sheep while lifting hogs They saddle... ride the farmer's dogs And all the while they laugh and shout they never spill their mugs of stout ~ The Cluricauns with stouter trumpet descend the town subdue the strumpet Spend their purse to chase romance The quean much slicker steals their pants ~ Within the glen with dusk's approach the smoke gets thick as suppers roast The music swirls the echoes sail The dancers chant an Irish tale ~ And those with naked butts are taught They stop it gives the bugs a shot
Far Darrigs crawl beneath the kegs they pop the corks and fill their legs ~ St. Patrick's blessed another year The sound of snoring now all you hear ~~~