The Hat My Father Wore
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1960
Track ID
80205
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.249.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
A fragment of a sentimental Irish song:
I'm Paddy Miles, an Irish boy, just come across the sea;
For singing and for dancing, I hope that I'll please thee.
I can dance and sing with any man that's done in days of yore
And St Patrick's Day I love to wear the hat my father wore.
[Chorus:]
It's old but it's beautiful, the best you've ever seen;
It was wore for more than ninety years, in the beautiful isle so green.
From my father's great ancestors it descended with galore,
It's a relic of old decency, is the hat my father wore.
Item Notes
Attributed to Irish songwriter Johhny Patterson (1840—1889).
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good