Poetic Writing of ROBBIE KENNEDY BENNETT © www.rkbpoetry.co.uk Born in Wolverhampton of English and Scottish parentage. He grew up on the Rough Hills Estate area of the town and his Scottish ancestral roots are in the Kingdom of Fife and Dundee. The author is now residing in Codsall, Staffordshire. Drawings, pictures and writing are copyright of the author Robbie Kennedy Bennett. IN A BASEMENT BAR IN LIMERICK. A stroll along the River Shannon after work and an evening in Limerick listening to live music and experiencing the atmosphere.
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IN A BASEMENT BAR IN LIMERICK ©
by Robbie Kennedy Bennett 2004
They sang The Flower of Scotland
After The Green Fields of France,
In a basement bar in Limerick
The young and the old did dance.
The passionate people of Ireland
Like a prayer they knew every word,
At the end of the evening when drinking was done
The calling of time wasn't heard.
The Guinness flowed sweetly for hours
And we sang the old Celtic songs,
The troubles and fighting in Ireland
Who knows what is right and what's wrong.
The next day we flew home from Shannon
I looked down on the Old Irish Sea
The songs that we sang back in Limerick
Will sing on forever with me.
They sang The Flower of Scotland
After The Green Fields of France,
In a basement bar in Limerick
The young and the old did dance.
In a Basement Bar in Limerick © Robbie Kennedy Bennett