The Irish Art Of Dicky-Doo

One day while hiking through Ireland

I got lost in a wooded glen

But I saw something I've not seen since

Nor had I up to then.

I'd stumbled upon thousands of lephrechauns

Heads bent low to their task

Except for every now and then

One or two would sip from a whiskey flask.

They'd split themselves into little groups,

For them what other kind,

And each was busy hard at work

On something they'd been assigned.

One group was unrolling bolts of cloth

Yards of soft green silk

And some were sewing fancy shirts

And others scarves and skirts.

Yet another group had various tartans

And were making kilts

And they'd check and double-check their work

With their heads gave little tilts.

But tailoring wasn't the the only task

The leprechauns weren't just making frocks

I viewed many a different activity

As I spied from behind where I hid, my rock.

Another group was cooking something

And I strained to get a better look

Oh but from the aroma I could tell

A huge cauldron of irish stew they'd started to cook

And near them another group

Was brewing up some golden brown stout

Guiness, I think they referred to it

And they taste-tested it from the spout.

All of a sudden a tall white-bearded man

Bearing a mitre and holding a rod

Appeared in the midst of all the activity

Like Santa Claus or a God

He was clearly in charge of everything

As little ones gave him their reports

And I heard them call him Patrick

And tell him all was ready for the airports

And they worked quickly to load up trucks

And speed them on their way

And that my friend is how Ireland's "green"

Finds its way around the world to us for St. Patrick's Day

Well, no, not really,  it's a tall tale

After an evening of good cheer

My buddy's and I had a fun time making it up

After a binge of drinking green beer!

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Oh, and according to the Urban Dictionary, "dicky-doo" refers to a an unbelievable story or tall-tale.