Lillibullero
Americannoun
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a part of the refrain to a song deriding the Irish Roman Catholics, popular in England during and after the revolution of 1688.
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the song, or the tune to which it was sung.
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Prof. Roberts suggests the lyrics could fit the music of "Lillibullero," sometimes used for songs in dialect.
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All were wrapt in silence and in slumber, save the weary sentinels, who paced drowsily up and down before the door of the house, humming in a low tone the popular Lillibullero, or silently communing with their brother sentry in the sky.
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One of them was whistling “Lillibullero.”
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The two who were left guarding their boats seemed in a bustle at our appearance; “Lillibullero”110 stopped off, and I could see the pair discussing what they ought to do.
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Had they gone and told Silver, all might have turned out differently; but they had their orders, I suppose, and decided to sit quietly where they were and hark back again to “Lillibullero.”
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