Porridge and whey, rhyme / John Shields, speech in English
| ITMA Reference | 239372 |
| Creator | Shields, John, speech in English |
| Contributor | Shields, Hugh, collector |
| Date | January 1970 |
| Location | Hugh Shields’s house, Dublin |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 1 computer file (MP3 file, 7 sec.) : digital, stereo |
| Collection | Hugh Shields Collection |
| Subject | Ireland: Speech in English |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Copyright | Performers, Hugh Shields |
| Source | [HS 7001] |
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Chanted by farm hands while they worked keeping time with the words.
[After a bad breakfast, slowly:]
Porridge and whey
Hungry all day
[After a good breakfast, quickly:]
Bacon and eggs
To carry your legs.
Also learnt by Hugh Shields from from his grandfather Edwin Campbell.
Mrs White
Chewing Gum a Penny a Packet
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