Jack

by Polly O'Loughlin

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Your purchase of this song and any donation you wish to add goes directly to Rheumatology at Our Lady's Children's Hospital (Children's Medical Research Foundation) to aid all children in Ireland suffering the everyday pain of juvenile arthritis.

This song was written for Jack McNiffe who is 9 years old. He is under the care of ten different medical teams in Crumlin. Of these, Rheumatology is the most under-funded.

Jack loves people and loves drumming and, despite being unable to walk, talk or eat orally, he is the happiest little boy. See illustration:)

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CD in aid of Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin

He shuffles in, he shuffles out
His lights are on, and then they’re out
He lifts his arms, he shouts Hello!
He looks away, where did he go?

He plays his drum pom pitty pom, pom pom pitty pom
He throws his drumsticks high in the air pom,..
pom pom pom pitty pom
pom pom pitty pom, pom pom pitty pom
pom pom pitty pom, pom pom pitty pom

He hears the car, way down the street
He claps his hands, he’s on his feet!
He lifts his arms, he shouts Hello
He loves you more than we can know.

He plays his drum pom pitty pom, pom pom pitty pom
He throws his drumsticks high in the air pom…
pom pom pom pitty pom
pom pom pitty pom….

He’s in his chair, he rolls along
And Moll the doll, she sings a song
He sees a man, he shouts Hello
Oh how he’s loved he’ll never know.

He plays his drum pom pitty pom, pom pom pitty pom
He throws his drumsticks high in the air pom…
pom pom pom pitty pom
pom pom pitty pom….

© Polly O’Loughlin 21 August 2014

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released November 24, 2014
Illustration: Ciara Flynn
Composer/Singer: Polly O'Loughlin
Guitar & Percussion: Conor Gillen
Mastered by: Tim Martin

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Polly O'Loughlin Ireland

Originally from Dublin, Polly is a Wicklow based singer and a member of acapella trio 'The River Sisters' combining harmonies and humour with blues, folk, pop and classics. Polly studied and performed in Spain for 3 years in Musica Global with Paco Fernandez and she is also a church cantor. ... more

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