Misc Traditional – St Patrick Was A Gentleman (Guitar)

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Saint Patrick was a gentleman, he came from decent people

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He built a church in Dublin town and on it put a steeple

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His father was a Gallagher, his mother was a Grady

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His aunt was an O'Shaughnessy and his uncle was a Brady

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The Wicklow hills are very high and so's the hill of Howth, sir

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But there's a hill much higher still, much higher than them both, sir

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From the top of this high hill Saint Patrick preached a sermon

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Drove the frogs into the bogs and banished all the vermin

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There's not a mile in Eireann's isle where dirty vermin muster

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But there he put his dear forefoot and murdered them in clusters

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The frogs went plop, the toads went flop, slapdash into the water

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The snakes committed suicide to save themselves from slaughter

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Nine hundred thousand reptiles blue he charmed with sweet discourses

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And dined on them at Killaloe in soups and second courses

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Blind worms crawling on the grass disgusted all the nation

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Down to hell with a holy spell he changed the situation

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No wonder that them Irish lads should be so gay and frisky

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Sure Saint Patrick taught them that as well as making whisky

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No wonder that the saint himself should understand distilling

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His mother had a shebeen shop in the town of Enniskillen

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O was I but so fortunate as to be back in Munster

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I'd rebound unto that ground and nevermore should want, sir

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There Saint Patrick planted corn, cabbages and praties

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He had pigs galore, a gra a stor, altar boys and ladies