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In the sweet country limrick, one cold winter's night
All the turf fires were burning, when I first saw the light
And a drunken old midwife, went tipsy with joy
As she danced round the floor with her slip of a boy;
Singing báinne na mbó is an ghamhna
And the juice of the barley for me
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Well when I was a gossoon of eight years old or sooooo
With me turf, and me primer, to school I did go
To a dirty old schoolhouse, without any door
Where lay the school master blind drunk on the floor;
Singing báinne na mbó is an ghamhna
And the juice of the barley for me
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At the learning I wasn't such a genius, I'm thinkin
But I soon beat the master entirely at drinking
Not a wake or a wedding, for five miles around
But myself in the corner was sure to be found;
Singing báinne na mbó is an ghamhna
And the juice of the barley for me
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One Sunday the priest read me out from the altar
Saying you'll end up your days with your neck in a halter
And you'll dance a fine jig, between heaven and heck
And his words they did fright me the truth for to tell;
Singing báinne na mbó is an ghamhna
And the juice of the barley for me
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So the very next morning, as the dawn it did break
I went down to the vestry, the pledge for to take
And there in that room, sat the priests in a bunch
Round a big roaring fire drinkin tumblers of punch;
Singing báinne na mbó is an ghamhna
And the juice of the barley for me
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Well from that day to this, I have wandered alone
I'm a jack of all trades, and a master of none
With the sky for me roof, and the earth for me floor
And I'll dance out my days frinking whiskey galore;
Singing báinne na mbó is an ghamhna
And the juice of the barley for me
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No drama, just didn't see that coming
The statement requested that the public keep the Redding family in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. It read, “It is with heavy hearts that the family of Otis Redding III confirms that he lost his battle with cancer last evening at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Ga. Otis was 59 years old. Please keep our family in your prayers at this time and please respect our privacy as we consume this huge loss. Arrangements will be announced at a later date.”