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Ma? the rose, !oak, and thole, Lonf. fl ?o?ish and ?wino Round a sprig of shellelagh and shamrock so green. � GROGAN. NED Grogan, dear joy, was the son of his mothers And as like her, it seems, as one pea to anothe?r; But to find out his dad he was put to the rout, As many folks wiser have b?en, joy, no doubt. To this broth of a boy oft .his mother would say, ' When the rno?n shines, my jewel, be making .vou? hay; Always ask my advice, when th? business is done; For two heads, sure, you'H own, are much better tha?n OHO. ? $pokoL] So, lqeddy, taking it in'to his pate to feteh A walk over to England, stepped to ask th, advice of his second head; but by St. Patricks a d?r,.o.p of the ture had made her speechless, and' s0?e?g dead the bargain, all that he could get out of her was Phililu, .bodderoo, whack, gramacim?o. Ned's mother being waked, to England he came) ?r?. .J]ig with hSpes of promotion, of honor, and hme, mr, Where a snug birth he got, d'ye mind, by my To be partner, dear joy, with a k?dght of the pole4 For Larry to teach him his art proving willing, Soon taught him the changes to ring with a shilling, And that folks, when not sober, are easily won; Which proves that two heads, joy, are better than on& .Spoken.] Och, to be sure and they didn't carry mi a roaring trade, till Larry having the misfortune a drop too much at the Old Bailey, poor Grogan was �once m5re left alone to sing Phililu,