To have you in we’re longing, says the Shan Van Voght;
Sure you we well have tried,
And you’re always at our side,
And you never took a bribe,
Says the Shan Van Voght.”
During the “Repeal” movement (about 1840) the original song was revived, with the exception of the first verse, and the name of O’Connell was substituted for that of Lord Edward.
Jan Van Beers.
There’s a Dutchman in the town,
Says the Jan Van Beers;