Shamerocks

Blithering Blarney

By: Charles Giuliano - Mar 17, 2017

Shamerocks

For Holidays
The Nuns taught us
Arts and Crafts
Turkeys for Thanksgiving
Santa at Christmas
Cutout and colored
Proud decorations
Shamrocks on
St. Patrick’s Day
Hung on the fireplace
In our dining room
Yer not Irish
Bridget said
Last of three Kellehers
Straight off the boat
Worked as our maids
One after the other
Baked soda bread
For the occasion
Thursday nights
Maid’s day off
Hibernian Hall
In Southie to
Meet a fine lad
Hurt me feelings
Little shaver that I was
Mom is Irish
Says I right spunky
Piping up
Through and through
Yeh but she said
Face all nasty
Wicked twisted up
Mean shrill voice
Yer fatha’s Eye-Tal-Eyen
So don’t go
Wearing no green
Not right a’tall
Well it seems
Today I am
Me better half
Here’s to you
Begorrah begosh