To the tune "The Old Orange Flute"

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As sung by Leo Mccaffrey transcribed by Margaret C.Bladey (To the tune of the Olde Orange flute)

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The Orange Lark

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X: 1
T: The Birth of Saint Patrick
T: To the tune "The Old Orange Flute"
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
C: Traditional
S: The Orange Lark
F: http://web.ncf.ca/bj333/ppaat.html (typos corrected by JC)
N: As sung by Leo Mccaffrey transcribed by Margaret C.Bladey (To the tune of the Olde Orange flute)
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W: On the eighth day March it was some people say
W: That St. Patrick on Midnight he  first saw the day
W: While others declared 'twas the  ninth he was born
W: But was often mistaken between midnight and morn.
W:
W: Mistakes will occur in hurry and shock
W: While some blamed the blamed the baby Some blamed the clock
W: With all the questions sure no one would know
W: If the clock was too fast or the child was too slow.
W:
W: The first faction fight in olde Ireland they say
W: It was all in account of St. Patrick's birthday
W: Some fought for the eighth for the ninth some would die
W: Wouldn't see right sure they'd blacken his eye
W:
W: Till at last all the factions so positive grew
W: They both kept a birthday so Pat then had two
W: But father Mulchey showed them their sin
W: Said no one could have two birthdays but for twins
W:
W: So boys don't be fighting for eight or for nine.
W: Don't be always dividing sometimes combine
W: Combine eight with nine seventeen was the mark
W: So let that be his birthday amen said the clerk
W:
W: He was not a twin so our history will show
W: But he sure is worth any two saints that we know
W: So we all got blind drunk which completed our bliss
W: And we keep up the practice from that day till this.
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| D2 F2 A2  | A2 G2  F2 | E2 D2 E2 | F4 D2 \
| D2 F2 A2  | d2 e2  d2 | c2 A2 B2 | c2 A2 zA |
| d2 e2 c2  | d2 A2  F2 | G2 F2 G2 | A4 DE \
| F2 E2 F2  | G2 A2  G2 | F2 D2 D2 | D4 AA |
| d2 A2 A2  | A2 B2 =c2 | B2 G2 G2 | G2 A2 B2  \
| A2 G2 F2  | F2 G2  A2 | G2 E2 E2 | E2 A2 AA |
| d2 e2 c2  | d2 A2  F2 | G2 F2 G2 | A4 DE \
| F2 E2 F2  | G2 A2  G2 | F2 D2 D2 | D4 :|

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