At lunch one of our co-workers, a Chinese woman whose upbringing didn’t include shamrocks and leprechauns, was asking about St. Patrick’s Day. After we got the shamrocks and leprechauns straight, Colin recited the following rhyme:<\/p>\n
Saint Patrick was a gentleman
\nwho by quickness and by stealth
\ndrove all the snakes from Ireland.
\nHere’s a bumper to his health.<\/p>\n
But not too many bumpers,
\nlest we lose ourselves, and then,
\nforget the good Saint Patrick
\nand see the snakes again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At lunch one of our co-workers, a Chinese woman whose upbringing didn’t include shamrocks and leprechauns, was asking about St. Patrick’s Day. After we got the shamrocks and leprechauns straight, Colin recited the following rhyme: Saint Patrick was a gentleman who by quickness and by stealth drove all the snakes from Ireland. Here’s a bumper … <\/p>\n