THE TAPPER.
I tapped me Ma for a few bob
She tutted back,
“You’ve got me robbed.”
Pay me on Monday
Said she with a sigh,
Who owns this tenner?
You or I?”
When Monday came
I cashed my dole
Nothing left to buy some coal
I paid back the fiver
Owed to me mate
And paid the tick man
To keep up to date.
A few shillings
And a tenner was left in me purse
“I’ll have to pay me ma
She’ll say I’m gett’in worse.”
Now the hubby he said,
“ Do ye fancy a wee drink ?.”
I’ll have to admit neigh,
That made me think.
“ Sure there’s only a tenner
And that’s for me Ma.”
“Well, give her that back
Then we’ll tap your Da
And when he’s looking paid
We’ll go back to your ma.
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Author notes
we talk a lot of slang here in Ireland and the word Tapper means to borrow money from someone. in this poem we have a woman who find it hard to balance her purse strings. tick man is a money lender. fiver's, tenner,bob and shillings is money. dole is social innsurance from the goverment.
Written April 2nd, 2005
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A contest entry
- ST. PADDY'S DAY CONTEST!! by Shenanigans.
1072 points, ended March 19, 2007, 6 entries
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funny i loved it good lick in your contest hope you win....
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This has some really fun rhyming and the story is really funny. Nice write, and best of luck in the contest.
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I love it
You had me rolling on the floor. This is great.
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oh yeah!
love that one, you really have a handle on that ol' Irish way a talkin' go figure... oh hey could you lend me a tenner til monday?
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Wow i was confused good explanation though thanks for your entry good luck in the contest!!
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An enjoyable and entertaining read.....I'm glad you explained what a tapper is because I'd probably still think it was a tap dancer...lol. I read the author's note and the light went on. Thanks for sharing and entering my contest.
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Enjoyed this...
On this side of the big pond we call 'em moochers. Hold on to your purse strings when they're about.
Thanks for sharing this. Buddy
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A Fun Read!
"...Then we’ll tap your Da..."
[chuckle]
A wee bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul. [grin]
That was a fun read, Lady Ireland. Once again your humour tickles me. I enjoyed the wit and rhyme, as well as the vocab lesson. 'Dole' was a new one on me.
Now, I think I'll ring up me Ma.
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I loved this poem. I'll have to check out more of your work when I have some more time but I really like your use of the Irish slang and such. Very nice.
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Excellent
I love the Irish accent it does work so well even for an american, I also appreciated the translation even tough I got most of it on the first read. THis would work well as part of a story. I want to read the book.
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AGAIN! my friend thanx so much for stopping by, i'm glad you liked the tapper(it was my sister) she had me ma robbed lol. so glad to bring a smile to your face. i have read a couple of your poems tonight and thought them great. Slán dolores. xx
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hi cindy im glad you liked the Tapper! sorry about your dad. the Irish get about don't they. if you have any requests of other irish poetry like this let me know if you want to read it. where are you from? i live in Belfast x
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Hi i'm glad you liked the Tapper, could i Tap you for a few points Hahaha.. only joking. i'm from ireland and this type of thing is the norm. will look up your work. bye
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Awe. This is sweet and humorous; I got a chuckle out of it. Thank you
this kind of reminds me of my dad. His folks were from Ireland and sometimes he would speak with the heavy accent. I sure miss him sometimes. He would have loved this poem too. Good job
Cindy♥
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hahaha, I love the ending. Took me a minute or two to key into the language, but likely could have done it without your explanations
Nothing like a good laugh ..oh and tapping someone you know can't say no 
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thank you!!! i'm from Ireland.
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hahaha that's awesome. where are you from?
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