CREMONA.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 20, 22 September 1898, Page 31

CREMONA.

Prince Eugene of Austria is in the market place ; Prince Eugene of Austria has smiles upon his face ; Says he, * Our work is done, For the citadel is won, And the black and yellow flag flies o'er Cremona.' Major Dan O'Mahony is in the barrack square, And just six hundred Irish boys are waiting for him there J Says he, ' Come in your shirt, And you wont take any hurt, For the morning air is pleasant in Cremona.' Major Dan O'Mahony is at the barrack gate, And justj ust six hundred Irish boys will neither stay nor wait ; There's Dillon and there's Burke, And there'll be some bloody work Ere the Kaiserlics shall boast they hold Cremona. Major Dan O'Mahony has reached the river fort, And just six hundred Irish boys are joining in the sport ; ' Come and take a hand,' says he, ' And you will stand by me, Then its glory to the man who takes Cremona.' There's just two hundred Irish boys are shouting on the wall 1 There's just four hundred lying who can hear no slogan call ; But what's the odds of that, For it's all the same to Pat, If he pays his debts in Dublin or Cremona. Says General De Vaudray, ' You've done a soldier's work 1 And every tongue in France shall talk of Dillon and of Burke Is there anything at all Which I, the General, Can do for you, the heroes of Cremona ?' ' Why, yes, says Dan O'Mahony, one favour we entreat, We were called a little early and our toilet's not complete ; We've no quarrel with the* shirt, But the breeches wouldn't hurt. For the evening air is chilly in Cremona.' — Cornliill Magazine*