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Kaius  ·  3380 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 10th Occasional Give Us a Quote from Your Recent Reading

Not something I read as such but we had a sing-song very late in the evening at our christmas party. One of the songs I have heard all my life without really hearing it, but it has stuck with me a little since the night.

Wolf Tones - The streets of new york

    ... So I went to Nellies beside Fordham road and i started to learn about lifting the load But the heaviest thing that I carried that year Was the bittersweet thought of my hometown so dear I went home that December 'cause the oul fella died Had to borrow the money from Phil on the side And all the brught flowers and brass couldn't hide The poor wasted face of me father. ...