Monday 17 March 2014

Happy St Patrick's Day To All!


I feel a diddly diddly coming on.............




Now Delaney had a donkey that everyone admired,
 Tempo'rily lazy and permanently tired
 A leg at ev'ry corner balancing his head,
 And a tail to let you know which end he wanted to be fed
 Riley slyly said "We've underrated it, why not train it?"
 Then he took a rag
 They rubbed it, scrubbed it,
 They oiled and embrocated it,
 Got it to the post
 And when the starter dropped his flag
 There was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it
 Hogan, Logan and ev'ryone in town lined up
 Attacking it and shoving it and smacking it
 They might as well have tried to push the Town Hall down
 The donkey was eyeing them,
 Openly defying them
 Winking, blinking and twisting out of place
 Riley reversing it,
 Ev'rybody cursing it
 The day Delaney's donkey ran the halfmile race.

 The muscles of the mighty never known to flinch,
 They couldn't budge the donkey a quarter of an inch
 Delaney lay exhausted, hanging round its throat
 With a grip just like a Scotchman on a five pound note
 Starter, Carter, he lined up with the rest of 'em.
 When it saw them, it was willing then
 It raced up, braced up, ready for the best of 'em.
 They started off to cheer it but it changed its mind again
 There was Riley pushing it, shoving it and shushing it
 Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann Macgraw,
 She started poking it, grabbing it and choking it
 It kicked her in the bustle and it laughed "Hee Haw!"
 The whigs, the conservatives,
 Radical superlatives
 Libr'rals and tories,
 They hurried to the place
 Stood there in unity,
 Helping the community
 The day Delaney's donkey ran the halfmile race.

 The crowd began to cheer it. Then Rafferty, the judge
 He came to assist them, but still it wouldn't budge
 The jockey who was riding, little John MacGee,
 Was so thoroughly disgusted that he went to have his tea
 Hagan, Fagan was students of psychology,
 Swore they'd shift it with some dynamite
 They bought it, brought it, then without apology
 The donkey gave a sneeze and blew the darn stuff out of sight
 There was Riley pushing it, shoving it and shushing it
 Hogan, Logan and all the bally crew,
 P'lice, and auxil'ary,
 The Garrison Artillery
 The Second Enniskillen's and the Life Guards too
 They seized it and harried it,
 They picked it up and carried it
 Cheered it, steered it to the winning place
 Then the Bookies drew aside,
 They all commited suicide
 Well, the day Delaney's donkey won the halfmile race.
 
Happy St Patrick's Day to all.

56 comments:

  1. Happy Paddy's Day Molly..Hope your going out to play in the sun WoooHoooooo xxxoxxxx


    Mollie and Alfie

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  2. WHAT can't you do, oh marvelous MIZ MOLLY, rock star extraordinaire? Beauty, brains and brawn, you rock my morning ! HAPPY St. Patrick's Day!

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  3. Molly sing it loud and proud!! Happy St. Patrick's Day....I'm loving your classy head band
    Hugs Madi your bfff
    I like the name Delaney maybe I'll tell mom to call me Delaney
    MOL

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  4. Diddly diddly BOL, super. You are a fantastic singer I think Molly. Have a great St. Patrick's Day.

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  5. Love it Molly!! Happy St Paddy's day to you too.

    ♥♥♥Mona & Prissy

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  6. Top o' the mornin' to ya!

    You Rock Miss Molly!!!

    Love Zoe, Peyton, Webster, Liberty & Whitney

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  7. HeHeHeHe........That's really rockin'!

    Hap-Pee Green Day to ya!

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  8. You look like you might of had a few to many sluprs of the green beer Miss Molly - happy St Patricks Day

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  9. Happy Top of the Morning to You Molly!! May your day be filled with sunshine and love! XOXO - Bacon

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  10. Bravo! Happy St. Patrick's Day Molly!

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  11. When I was growing up my mom would never let me wear green on Paddy day. She would say to me, "Tell them your English, not Irish." That stuck and I did the same with my boys. LOL

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  12. Happy St. Patrick's Day Molly!!!

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  13. You look BEAUTIFUL in your Green Molly. We loved the Song about the Race. BaaaaWaaah
    Happy St. Paddy's Day to you dear furend.

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  14. Top of the morning to yee Molly
    Oh that donkey was such an ass ~ hee hee
    ( I know I have an odd sence o humor ~ must be the Irish in me.) lol

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  15. interesting little ditty! go stubborn ass!

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  16. Happy St. Patrick's Day
    Lily & Edward

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  17. Oh Molly we love that cap on your head, that color green is beautiful.
    stella rose

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  18. hahahaha great one, as I said the tail is imprtant, so you know where you have to place the food! Shall I dance a jig or a reel to the song? Have a happy St Patricks day, dear Molly!

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  19. Happy St Patrick's Day, Molly!

    Love ya lots♥
    Mitch and Molly

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  20. Oh we Beaglebratz loved your diddly diddly about Delaney an'hiz donkey - our mom cood just imagine what that scene must haf bin like. Diva Shasta wantz tue know where she can find a hair dekorashun like your'z
    Shiloh'n Diva Shasta

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  21. Wait one moment "a grip like a Scotsman on a five pound note" Are you insulting my breed there Molly? Oh go ahead insult me if you like but I still love you and that's no blarney.
    Happy St. Patrick's Day Molly
    Sweet William The Scot

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  22. May the luck of the Irish be with you always ... Have a great St. Patty's Day
    Hugs, Katie

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  23. Oh Molly, you always make me smile. Happy St. P day!!

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  24. And a very HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY to you, too!

    Purrs,
    Nissy

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  25. Happy St. Patrick's Day! You look great in green Molly!

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  26. LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT PHOTO! Happy St.Patrick's Day!

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  27. What a tongue :-) Happy St. Patrick's Day. Golden Woofs

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  28. BOL! Happy St. Paddy's Day, Molly!!!
    Oz

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  29. Happy St Catrick's Day! WOOT!

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  30. Happy St. Paddy's Day!!


    (((hugs)) your friends
    Oskar & Schatzi

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  31. Happy St Pat's Day to you Molly. I loved the song :-)

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  32. That'll put a jig in our step today!

    XXXOOO Bella & Roxy

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  33. You look like you are having a very happy St. Paddy's Day, Molly. I love the song - I have ever heard before. I thought Russell over here was going to get up and start a jig. Thank for sharing the fun!

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  34. Happy St. Paddy's Day Molly!

    Woofs and Licks,
    Maggie Mae and Max

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  35. Hi hi hi! Ojo here! I could barely read your song because your photo is so pawesome! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  36. Happy St. Patrick's Day Molly!!
    Smileys!
    Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo

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  37. That was a great diddly diddly, Molly.

    Happy St. Paddy's Day from all of us.

    Woos - O'Phantom, O'Ciara, and O'Lightning

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  38. We could hear your sweet voice Molly! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

    Your O'Doodle Pals,

    McMurphy & McStanley

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  39. Hey Molly!
    Wow, looks like you got your tongue all tied up there! Cute pix of yourself today. Love that ditty...dynamite and suicide. Holy cow....er...I mean donkey. BOL
    Happy St. Pat's Day!
    Grr and Woof,
    Sarge, O'Furiend

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  40. Molly! Wes LOVES yous!
    Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!
    (Happy St. Patrick’s Day!)
    Póga Nellie
    Kisses Nellie

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  41. How come these Irish songs sound so happy but they all have suicides and people dying in them? Just wondering. Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

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  42. Aww love it! Happy St. Paddy's Day to you, Molly!

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  43. Looks like you could use a nap after all that singing! Hope you had a Happy St Patrick's Day!

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  44. Happy St. Patrick's Day my friend.

    Aroo to you,
    Sully

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  45. There were days when walking my dear beloved Beau felt rather like that… :P

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  46. Loved it. What great singing. Raising a green Foleytini to you

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  47. Hey Molly

    You should be on 'Dogs got Talent!' I'd need some Guinness before I'd be near the microphone! :)

    I hope you're having a fun day,

    Your pal Snoopy :)

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  48. Happy Saint Patrick's Day (though it's over now where you live, Molly. I just got off work and had my first whiskey!) Your yawn is kind of how I feel... :)

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  49. Happy St. Patrick's Day Molly!!
    xo Chloe and LadyBug

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  50. Happy St Pat's Day from all of us!
    Dip and Elliot x

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  51. Happy Sy Paddy day Molly,xx Speedy

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