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0317
\nHappy St. Pat’s!<\/p>\n

The Dear Little Shamrock<\/strong>
\nBy Andrew Cherry<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a dear little plant that grows in our Isle,
\n\u2018Twas St. Patrick himself, sure, that set it;
\nAnd the sun on his labour with pleasure did smile,
\nAnd with dew from his eye often wet it.
\nIt shines thro\u2019 the bog, thro\u2019 the brake, thro\u2019 the mire-land,
\nAnd he called it the dear little Shamrock of Ireland.
\nThe dear little Shamrock, the sweet little Shamrock,
\nThe dear little, sweet little Shamrock of Ireland.<\/p>\n

That dear little plant still grows in our land,
\nFair and fresh as the daughters of Erin,
\nWhose smiles can bewitch, and whose eyes can command,
\nIn each climate they ever appear in.
\nFor they shine thro\u2019 the bog, thro\u2019 the mire-land,
\nJust like their own dear little Shamrock of Ireland.
\nThe dear little Shamrock, the sweet little Shamrock,
\nThe dear little, sweet little Shamrock of Ireland.<\/p>\n

That dear little plant that springs from our soil,
\nWhen its three little leaves are extended,
\nDenotes from the stalk, we together should toil,
\nAnd ourselves by ourselves be befriended.
\nAnd still thro\u2019 the bog, thro\u2019 the brake, and the mire-land,
\nFrom one root should branch, like the Shamrock of Ireland.
\nThe dear little Shamrock, the sweet little Shamrock,
\nThe dear little, sweet little Shamrock of Ireland.<\/p>\n