The Green Fields of Fermanagh by Joe McVeigh
(To be revised. Help needed)
The Green Fields of Fermanagh
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Come all ye lads and lassies and listen to my song
It’s about a strange phenomenon around the shores of Lough Erne.
The weather’s getting warmer and the lake is nearly dry
No one’s sure what’s causing it, could be the RHI.
Chorus
The green fields of Fermanagh are getting greener by the day
In the middle of the winter we have summer hip hooray!
When it snowed all over Ireland one night not long ago
The satellite showed one county where there wasn’t any snow.
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Now every other winter Fermanagh was a very cold place
But this year bold Arlene made sure that wouldn’t be the case
The temperature is rising and the stoves are burning bright
The windows are wide open all thru the day and thru the night.
Chorus
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It is a strange occurrence I am sure you’ll all agree
To see the climate changing right from Kesh to Lisnaskea
We ‘re all happy in Fermanagh- and making money too
And it’s all thanks to Arlene Foster and the DUP.
Chorus
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The green fields of Fermanagh, are greener by the day,
As green as Meath and Cavan, Longford, Cork and Clare.
And greener is the island, from Antrim to Tralee;
And greener, loyal Ulster, I blame the DUP.
Hope you write homilies better than you write songs
Don’t give up the day job,Fr Joe!Sadly I’m old enough to remember an ill fated record by yourself and the Rev Brian Smeaton years ago!Maybe song writing (however ironic) is best left to those with proven ability.
All thanks to Arlenes letters, her written guarantee
to get the banks to lend their funds to members family
like all their birthdays and christmas, rolled up into one
and the party had a hoolie as they watched those boilers burn
so with the money piling in, at 85k per day
and lorry loads of balcas brites the farmers sing who needs hay
but storm clouds were on the horizon, it was Nolan’s lucky day
as the greedy buggers overspent, 490 million went astray
and then don’t forget the bible, which says that thou shall not steal
but no one cares what king james says, when there is the chance of a nice free meal
except johnnie bell got nervous ,that he might go to hell
so to clear his conscience and save his soul, decided he would tell
and now that things have gone tits up, and Arlene is no longer queen
because the people want their money back, and the DUPs turning green
they are living their worst nightmare, they are running short on hope
gregory campbell is at the gaeltacht and sammy wilsons praying with the pope
but don’t worry too much Arlene, for every dream must end
and sure enough the 12th will come again, and orange hearts will mend
don your sash and bowler hats, and breath a great big sigh
for there will be 15 million pellets, in a bonfire 50 stories high
Very good Jessica, I can see the Christy Moore influence.
All this talk reminds me of this:
The great Jimmy Young, always gave us a laugh
Go raibh maith agat Fr. Joe, perhaps the wee lassie from Lisnaskea can go through Kesh, and end up Long Keshed?