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1811–1863

LARRY O'TOOLE.

William Makepeace Thackeray

You've all heard of Larry O'Toole, Of the beautiful town of Drumgoole; He had but one eye, To ogle ye by —

Oh, murther, but that was a jew'l! A fool He made of de girls, dis O'Toole. ‘ Twas he was the boy did n't fail,

That tuck down pataties and mail; He never would shrink From any sthrong dthrink, Was it whisky or Drogheda ale;

I'm bail This Larry would swallow a pail. Oh, many a night at the bowl, With Larry I've sot cheek by jowl;

He's gone to his rest, Where's there's dthrink of the best, And so let us give his old sowl A howl,

For‘ twas he made the noggin to rowl.

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