The kings and the great men of yore;
King O’Toole could himself neatly foot it
To a tune they call “Rory O’More.”
And oft in the great hall of Tara,
Our famous King Brian Boru,
Danced an ould Irish jig with his nobles,
And played his own harp to them, too.
Then a fig, etc.
And sure, when Herodias’ daughter
Was dancing in King Herod’s sight,