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I went to St. Lawrence O’Toole’s primary school and we passed
St. Barnabas church each day. I found it a bleak and frightening building and
we boys made up many horror stories about the place. It was demolished a long
time ago.
YOU’D BETTER NOT TAKE THE BACK
ROAD,
THE BACK
ROAD, THE BLACK
ROAD.
YOU’D BETTER NOT TAKE THE BACK
ROAD
TO JOHNNY CULLEN’S HILL
When er’e we’d pass by Barnabass
All the children of my class
Started walking extra fast
Down by Cullen’s Hill
YOU’D BETTER …
Faithful bowed their heads to pray
For frightened souls who dared to stray
And frown upon the ones who play
Down by Cullen’s Hill
YOU’D BETTER …
The chiming of the lonely bell
Warning all us kids of hell
Is haunting still the Liffey Swell
Down by Cullen’s Hill
YOU’D BETTER …
The chapel that stood cold and grey
And used to scare us kids away
Is nowhere to be found today
Down by Cullen’s Hill
YOU’D BETTER ……………
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