Have a Cigarette Sir

Have a cigarette sir, rhyme / Michael Shields, speech in English

Have a cigarette sir, rhyme / Michael Shields, speech in English

ITMA Reference	55165
Creator	Shields, Michael, speech in English
Contributor	Shields, Hugh, collector
Date	July 1966
Location	Hugh Shields’s house, Dublin
Type	Sound
Extent	1 computer file (MP3 file, 20 sec.) : digital, stereo
Collection	Hugh Shields Collection
Subject	Ireland: Speech in English
Language	English
Publisher	Irish Traditional Music Archive
Copyright	Performers, Hugh Shields
Source	2193-ITMA-REEL [HS 6125]
Roud Number	18189
View in ITMA catalogue:	Go to catalogue

Notes

Riddle answer

Have a cigarette sir
No sir
Why sir
Because I have a cough sir
Cough then.

[He coughs.]

Very bad cough sir
You’d better go to bed sir
How many blankets will you have?
Eight.

[One two three… eight]