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Honest Irish Lad, The
Lyrics J.F. Kerrigan, “Give the Honest Irish Lad a Chance” printed in 1881. Schottishe. Southwestern Pa.;
ARTIST: George Strosnider (Greene County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard].
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: Early 1800’s RECORDING INFO:???
OTHER NAMES: Give the Honest Irish Lad a Chance (Lyrics)
SOURCES: George Strosnider (Greene County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 441, pg. 411; Kuntz, Fiddler's Companion, http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc.
NOTES: From Kuntz, Fiddler's Companion, http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc: Tune is not the same as J.F. Kerrigan song. D Major. Standard. AB. Bayard's source "cut" his phrases, or dropped beats here and there; a common enough practice among fiddlers, especially those who did not play for dances or who did not have such practices schooled out of them by music teachers. Lyrics are the chorus of Kerrigan’s song:
LYRICS:
I'm an honest Irish lad,
And of work I'm not afraid;
If its pleasure for you, I can sing or dance.
I'll do anything you say
If you'll only name the day
When you'll give an honest Irish lad a chance.
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