Brian O'Linn

Brian O'Linn - anonymous (no fixed version)

Brian O'Linn had no breeches to wear,
So he got and old sheepskin to make him a pair,
With the skinny side out and the woolly side in.
"They'll be pleasant and cool", said Brian O Linn.

Brian O'Linn had no shirt to his back,
So he went to a neighbour's, and borrowed a sack;
Then he puckered the meal bag in under his chin.
"Sure they'll take them for ruffs", said Brian O Linn.

Brian O'Linn was hard up for a coat,
So he borrowed the skin of a neighbouring goat,
With the horns sticking out from his oxters and then,
"Sure they'll take them for pistols", said Brian O Linn.

Brian O'Linn had no watch to put on,
So he got him a turnip to make him a one.
He put a wee cricket in under the skin.
"Sure they'll think it is ticking," said Brian O'Linn

Brian O'Linn and his wife and wife's mother
They all went home o'er a wee bridge together.
The bridge it was narrow, they all tumbled in.
"Sure well go home by water," said Brian O'Linn

Brian O'Linn to his house had no door.
He'd the sky for a roof and the bog for a floor.
He'd a way to jump out and a way to swim in.
"Sure theres great ventilation," said Brian O'Linn

Brian O'Linn and his wife and wife's mother
They all lay down in the one bed together.
The night it was cold and the blankets were thin.
"Sure I'll sleep in the middle," said Brian O'Linn