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'''BILLY O'ROURKE'S THE BUACHAILL [1]''' (Se Liam Ua Ruairc an Buacaill). AKA - "[[Billy O'Rourke is the Boy]]." AKA and see "[[Beidh Ril Againn]]," "[[Bóthar ó thuaidh go dtí Árainn (An)]]" (The South Road to Aran), "[[Day I Married Susie (The)]],"[[Day I Married Susan (The)]]," "[[Fair of Windgap]]," "[[Mrs. Casey]]," "[[North Road to Aran (The)]]," "[[Paddy's Experience]]," "[[Roudlum Randy]]," "[[St. Patrick was a Gentleman (3)]]," "[[Ta Mo Mhadra]]." Irish, Air and Single Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This comic song dates from the early 19th century, and begins:           
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''I greased my brogues and cut my stick,''<br>
''In the latter end of May, Sir,''<br>
''And up to Dublin I did sail,''<br>
''To walk upon the sea, Sir,''<br>
''To England I resolved to go,''<br>
''To cut the hay and corn;''<br>
''And among the Cockney girls to dance''<br>
''From nigh until the morn.''<br>
''With my Killy ma crue, no heart more true,''<br>
''For Billy O'Rourke is the boukal.''
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Breathnach ('''CRE II''', 1985) also says "Beigh ríl againn" (We'll have a reel) is sung to this air:
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''Ó, beidh ríl againn,''<br>
''Beidh ríl againn,''<br>
''Beidh ríl againn Dé Domhnaigh;''<br>
''Beidh ríl againn,''<br>
''Cois taobh an chnoic,''<br>
''Is cailín deas im theannta.''
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''Oh, we'll have a reel,''<br>
''We'll have a reel,''<br>
''We'll have a reel on Sunday;''<br>
''We'll have a reel,''<br>
''By the side of the hill,''<br>
''And a pretty girl along with me''  (lit. trans. Paul de Grae)
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See also related tunes "[[Arra Kitty Be Easy]]," "[[Tristram Shandy]]" and "[[Ballahaboy Fair]]." 
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''Printed sources'': Kerr ('''Merry Melodies, vol. 1'''), c. 1875; No. 36, p. 39 (appears as "Billy O'Rourke"). O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1986; No. 987, p. 170 (appears as "Billy O'Rourke is the Boy"). 
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