Johnny over the water, rhyme / Marion Cunning, speech in English
| ITMA Reference | 55168 |
| Creator | Cunning, Marion, speech in English |
| Contributor | Shields, Hugh, collector |
| Date | November 1964 |
| Location | Eddie Butcher’s house, Aughil, Magilligan, Co Derry |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 1 computer file (MP3 file, 10 sec.) : digital, stereo |
| Collection | Hugh Shields Collection |
| Subject | Ireland: Speech in English |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Copyright | Performers, Hugh Shields |
| Source | 2192-ITMA-REEL [HS 6112] |
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Johnny over the water
Johnny over the sea
Johnny broke a window and blamed it on to me
I told ma
Ma told pa
Johnny got a whipping, ha ha ha!
Bum is defined as “boastful.” Cow’s clap refers to “cow-dung.”
Denis the Menace
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