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Okay, here's a quickie: (this is lyrics only ... but kinda sings itself, methinks!) I edited a few lines this morning in case someone saw this earlier. ... I guess since they don't really have green beer in Ireland, Guinness can be substituted in that line ... )

Toast to St. Patrick(c)2007
Mary Lou Sudkamp, BMI

O’Malley and O’Sullivan
McLafferty and Kelly
All meet each day at Mick O’Shea’s
To drink and fill their bellies
And they like to tell tall tales
Of lovely Irish lasses
And they toast to ol’ St. Patrick
With green beer* in their glasses

“Thank heavens for St. Patrick
He conquered Druidism
He brought the Faith to Ireland
And saved us with Baptism
He rose from slave to patron saint
No evil could withstand him
He drove the demons ‘to the sea
Now his light shines everlastin’!”

Now leprechauns and pots o’ gold
Are lucky if you find ‘em
But luck be with ya’ all the time
If you’re an Irishman in Ireland
And we honor good St. Patrick
by the wearin’ o’ the green
and we raise our voices and our cups
to toast him as we sing:

“Thank heavens for St. Patrick
He conquered Druidism
He brought the Faith to Ireland
And saved us with Baptism
He rose from slave to patron saint
No evil could withstand him
He drove the demons ‘to the sea
Now his light shines everlastin’”

Yes, he drove the demons 'to the sea ...
Now his light shines everlastin'!


*instead of "green beer" may substitute "Guinness"