Happy St. Patrick's Day Continues

This isn't precisely a St. Patrick's Day song, though it has an Irish foundation, and (more importantly) a slight personal connection, and so it will suffice.  A point of personal privilege, if you will.

My Grandma Rose was born on March 17.  She always liked the fact that she was born on St. Patrick's Day, and that she was named Rose (whether because of My Wild Irish Rose or Rose of Tralee, or what have you...).  She wasn't precisely named Rose for that reason, that it was close enough.  And as I said, she liked the connection.

And I adored her.  Just a wonderful, kind, warm lady.  (A few years back, my cousin mentioned that my Grandma Rose was "the nicest person I've ever met."  She didn't say that as a cousin relative to her -- we were related on the other side of the family, through my father.  Grandma Rose was my mother's mother.  I should note that my cousin said that my mother was the second nicest person she ever met.  That made perfect sense to me -- she came from good stock and learned well...)

And so, on St. Patrick's Day, in honor of my Grandma Rose, I thought I'd offer the song, "Ring to the Name of Rosie."  Though it's sung by the great Mills Bros., a decidedly not-Irish group, the song was written by a proud, flag-waving Irish-American, George M. Cohan.  You know his "You're a Grand Old Flag," Give Me Regards to Broadway" and "Over There," but this might be a new one to you.

​A lift o' the mug to another Rose on this fine day...