The Student Bold

A student bold from Abbyfeale Who feared no Ghost nor Ghoul Hitched home one night from Dublin Where he did go to school The night was dark and eerie No moon or stars in the sky It was now past the midnight hour As the cars did pass him by "Will I be here all night" he moaned He was somewhere past Mountrath I spent my train fare on booze I should never have done that Just then he saw two headlights flash A car had halted near He took the seat by the drive kind He was now of good cheer Then he saw, as the car moved on The drivers’ eyes shone strange The student bowed his head and asked the Lord His circumstance to change "I was a drunken driver" The man at the wheel did say A drink too many has me doomed To drive this motorway I ride this highway endless nights Seeking students well Those who spent their train fare on the booze And I carry them off to Hell The student bold dashed from the car And spent the night in a barn Don’t spend your train fare on booze Is the moral of this yarn