And the Restoration was no kinder, either. (sings)
There was an old prophecy found in a bog, Lillibulero bullen a la!
That we should be ruled by an ass and a dog, Lillibulero bullen a la!
(Lero, lero, lillibulero, … etc…)
And now the old prophecy is come to pass, Lillibulero bullen a la!
For Talbot’s a dog and Tyrconnell’s an ass, (Lillibulero, etc.)
(Some of my ancestors set sail to the New World from Ireland in 1685. It was a good time to be somewhere other than Ireland.)
