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* '''Philadelphia:''' (''Greek:'' brotherly love) in Antiquity and the Middle Age, a city in Asia Minor. It is best known as the site of one of the seven churches of Asia in the ''Book of Revelation''. * '''Philadelphia:''' a city in Pennsylvania, where many Irish emigrants came * '''"Off to Philadelphia":''' a popular song: Oh, me name is '''Paddy Leary''' from a spot in Tipperary The hearts of all the girls I'm a thorn in But come the break of mornin it is they who'll be forlorn For I'm off to Philadelpha in the morning * '''Philadelphos:''' part of the name of a number of Egyptian and Seleucid kings * '''leery:''' alert, wide awake; empty, hungry [[Category: Songs and lyrics]]

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