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<\/p>\nSitting under the tree, he was fixing shoes
\nI could not believe what I did see, as I was drinking booze
\nBut it was no the drink no way, os that I am sure
\nFor the poitin I was drinking was made of spring water pure. <\/p>\n
Ah yes, I spied a leprechaun and to him I said
\nGive me your gold you so and so, or tomorrow you are dead,
\nAnd at him I made a dash, and as at him I lunged,
\nThe little beggar tripped me up, and in to the river I plunged. <\/p>\n
Ah, yes, he tried to drown me, though he did not succeed
\nAnd as I dragged myself out of the water, from cuts from briers I did bleed
\nAnd if I catch the bugger, though I know it is a sin
\nTo curse and worse, Ill get the yoke, I – I will chuck him in. <\/p>\n
He can keep his gold and little shoes, and little fairy fort
\nI care nothing for them now, for all their worth
\nAs sure as the M3 Roadway is going through Lismullen henge
\nIll catch that smart assed yahoo, and wreck on him my revenge!!! <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sitting under the tree, he was fixing shoes I could not believe what I did see, as I was drinking booze But it was no the drink no way, os that I am sure For the poitin I was drinking was made of spring water pure. 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