In Sweet Rosie O’Grady, a snobby star feuds with a reporter who exposed her burlesque past.
Sweet Rosie O’Grady
When I was at home I was merry and frisky,
My dad kept a pig and my mother sold whisky,
My uncle was rich, but never would by aisey
Till I was enlisted by Corporal Casey.
Och! rub a dub, row de dow, Corporal Casey,
My dear little Shelah, I thought would run crazy,
When I trudged away with tough Corporal Casey.
Dear Old Donegal is an Irish-American song made popular by Bing Crosby and written by Steve Graham. The song has an ‘upbeat’ rhythm and is meant to be the words of a poor Irishman who has to leave his homeland to go to United States, however, he gets to return to his native County Donegal after becoming successful in the United States.
It’s appeared in numerous movie and television shows, including Gentleman Jim, F Troop, The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, and many others.
Dear Old Donegal song lyrics
