Myra’s Caboose

[Verse 1]
It being one evening of late as I strayed and I rambled through fields
Where oft times I've wandered in haste and very quick speed
I was going to a wake where the rakes and factions do meet
There be drink and strong tea, hot cake and things that were sweet

[Verse 2]
Oh when the evening bein' freezing, indeed and it was very cold
With corns on me heels and my ankles 'n cramps in my toes
I thought it no harm to warm me shanks by the fire
Thinking Myra and her daughter surely would me admire

[Verse 3]
Oh when the tea it came round in big geowls it was stuff very strong
When Myra said speak up or make us the verse of a song
Old Bill by the fire he was cursin' and swearin' with fright
For his gander was stolen and roasted last Saturday night

[Verse 4]
Oh and his gander was graceful and gentle, both sturdy and strong
He never grew cold although he lived very long
His beak and his legs were as yello' as the gold that does shine
And his gob it would bore an inch board in a very short time

[Verse 5]
Oh well I've travelled Killarney, Kilgarvan, Kanturk and Kilmeague
Down around by Cork Harbour I was dealing in turkeys and geese
In all of me rambles and travels I never did see
Oh the likes of Bill's gander for grandeur and Championship breed

[Verse 6]
Oh all the boys and the girls gathered at Myra's Caboose
For they'd heard of the name and the fame of Bill and his goose
They'd measure this fine gander's legs with a carpenter's rule
And they never would leave till they saw the length of his

[Lilting Outro]