The Clancy Brothers & The Furey Brothers - The Wren Song

[lawrence191931]

I have never seen Tom playing harmonica before. It's so glad to see his harmonica playing.

[Prancer1231]

I have a little box under me arm,

Under me arm, under me arm,

I have a little box under me arm,

A penny or tuppence will do it no harm.

Missus Clancy's a very good woman

A very good woman, a very good woman

Missus Clancy's a very good woman

She gave us a penny to bury the wren.

[Prancer1231]

Dreoilín, dreoilín, where's your nest?

'Tis in the bush that I love best

In the tree, the holly tree

Where all the boys do follow me.

I followed the wren three miles or more

Three miles or more, three miles or more,

Followed the wren three miles or more

At six o'clock in the morning.

[Prancer1231]

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,

St. Stephen's day was caught in the furze,

Although he was little his honour was great

Jump up, me lads, and give us a treat.

As I was gone to Killenaule

I met a wren upon the wall,

Up with me wattle and knocked him down

And brought him into Carrick town.

chorus: Up with the kettle and down with the pan And give us a penny to bury the wren.

[Maitiuc]

And the wren was caught in the 'furze' not the 'firs'!

[Maitiuc]

"Dreoilín, dreoilín" not "Rolley, rolley"!