| Sure, 'tis a fine time to give a party
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| | Another number is called who in no
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| St. Patrick's Day. Make it a family party
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| | uncertain words expresses his admiration
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| invite the Caseys, the McCarthys, the
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| | for the "willowy slenderness" of his
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| Flanagans, and the O'Tooles. Include the
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| | partner. When his corresponding number
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| Smiths and the Joneses, for we know, no
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| | steps out they are greeted with shouts of
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| matter what the name of your friends they
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| | laughter. She turns out to be the chunky
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| will enjoy this type of fun.
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| | young neighbor girl next door.
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| Decorations are no problem with plenty of
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| | Keeping their partners, the entire group,
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| green and white tissue to cover the
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| | with the exception of one person, forms a
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| lights, and decorate the table. Don't
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| | circle males to the left of the girls.
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| neglect clay pipes and shamrocks in your
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| | This one person takes her place in the
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| decoration scheme.
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| | center of the circle. Everybody marches
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| Invitations need be only simple little
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| | to the following words (tune: "We Won't
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| notes printed on green shamrocks:
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| | Be Home Until Morning"):
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| 'Tis St. Patrick's Day We're celebrating
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| | Got a pig in the parlor Got a pig in
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| 'Tis the wearing of the Green You'll not
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| | the parlor Got a pig in the parlor, And
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| be forgetting March 17th, 7 P.M.
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| | he is Irish too And he is Irish too And
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| Meet your guests at the door with a big
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| | he is Irish too, Got a pig in the parlor
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| green top hat filled with numbers. This
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| | Got a pig in the parlor Got a pig in
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| hat can be made of cardboard, or an
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| | the parlor And he is Irish too.
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| ordinary hat can be covered with green
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| | The ladies continue marching in the
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| crepe paper. Let each arriving guest draw
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| | direction in which they are going while
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| a number from the hat green for the males
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| | the men turn about and go in the other
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| and white for the women and girls with
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| | direction. When this change is made the
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| corresponding numbers.
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| | "pig" from the center joins the circle.
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| When everyone has arrived you are all set
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| | The leader blows the whistle, and there
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| for a bit of Irish blarney. The host or
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| | is a scramble for new partners. One is
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| hostess calls out a man's number. He then
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| | bound to be left out and he now becomes
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| proceeds to blarney his unknown partner
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| | the "pig." After several scrambles for
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| by telling her, among other things, what
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| | partners the ice is pretty well broken
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| he considers the loveliest thing about
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| | and the whistle sounds for change of
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| her. When he has finished his blarney the
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| | game.
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| much complimented lady steps to his side.
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