I put the sky into my pocket,
And the sea into my locket,
And into my breeches-band
I put the land.
So I was trotting off to share,
Among my comrades in the lair,
Our profits, when a peeler came
And took my name.
And now I'm in the County Gaol!
Will anybody be my bail?
Will anybody be my bail
And take me from the County Gaol?
The Gombeen-Man (The Rocky Road To Dublin)
James Stephens
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