^(f39⇓^f10) Hear, O hear, ^(f39Iseult la belle Iseult la belleº^f10)! Tristan, sad hero, hear!

^(f39⇒^f10) The Lambeg drum, the Lombog reed, the Lumbag fiferer, the ^(f39Limibig Limbigº^f10) brazenaze^(f39.!º^f10)

^(f39⇒º^f10) Anno Domini nostri sancti Jesu Christi

^(f39⇒^f10) Nine hundred and ninetynine million pound sterling in the blueblack bowels of the bank of Ulster.

^(f39⇒^f10) Braw bawbees and good gold pounds^(f39,º^f10) galore, my girleen, a Sunday'll prank thee finely^(f39.º^f10)
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^(f39⇒^f10) And no damn ^(f39loutll lout'llº^f10) come courting thee or by the mother of the Holy Ghost there'll be murder!

^(f39⇒^{f10) (f39}O, O,º^f10) come all ye sweet nymphs of Dingle beach to cheer Brinabride queen from Sybil surfriding

^(f39⇒^f10) In her curragh of shells of daughter of pearl and her ^(f39silverymonnblue silverymoonblueº^f10) mantle round her.

^(f39⇒^{f10) (f39}Crown of the waters, Crown of the waters,º^{f10) (f39}brine on her brow, brine on her brow,º^f10) she'll dance them a jig and jilt them fairly.

^(f39⇒^f10) Yerra^(f39,,º^f10) why would she bide with ^(f39Sig Sir^f10) Sloomysides or the grogram grey barnacle gander?

^(f39⇒^{f10) (f39}You won't need be lonesome, You won't need be lonesome,º^{f10) (f39}Lizzy my love, Lizzy my love,º^f10) when your beau gets his glut of cold meat and ^(f39hos hotº^f10) soldiering

^(f39⇒^{f10) (f39}Nor wake in winter, Nor wake in winter,º^{f10) (f39}window widowº^{f10) (f39}machree, machree,º^f10) but snore ^(f39sung snugº^f10) in my old Balbriggan surtout.
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^(f39⇒^{f10) (f39}Wisha, Wisha,º^f10) won't you agree now to take me ^(f39from the middle, say, from the middle, say,º^f10) of next ^(f39week on, week on,º^{f10) (f39}for the balance of my days, for the balance of my days,º^f10) for nothing (what?) as your own nursetender?

^(f39⇒^f10) A power of highsteppers died game right enough — but ^(f39who, acushla, 'll who, acushla, 'llº^f10) beg coppers for you?

^(f39⇒^f10) I tossed that one long before anyone.

^(f39⇒^f10) It was of a wet good Friday too she was ironing ^(f39and, and,º^f10) as I'm given now to understand^(f39,,º^f10) she was always mad gone on me.

^(f39⇒^f10) Grand goosegreasing we had entirely with an allnight eiderdown bed picnic to follow.

^(f39⇒^f10) By the cross of Cong^(f39,,º^{f10) (f39}says she, says she,º^f10) rising up Saturday in the twilight from under me^(f39,,º^f10) Mick^(f39,,º^{f10) (f39}Nick the Maggot Nick,º^f10) or whatever ^(f39the Maggotº^f10) your name is, you're the ^(f39mose mostº^f10) likable lad that's come my ways yet from the barony of Bohermore.

^(f39⇒º^f10) Mattheehew, Markeehew, Lukeehew, Johnheehewheehew!

^(f39⇒^f10) Haw!

^(f39⇒^f10) And still a light moves long the river. And stiller the mermen ply their keg.

^(f39⇒^f10) Its pith is full. The way is free. Their lot is cast.

^(f39⇒^f10) So, to john for a john, johnajeams, led it be!