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720 Melrose Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10455
No more St. Patrick’s day we’ll keep; his colour can’t be seen,
For there’s a cruel law ag’in’ the Wearin’ o’ the Green!
By Anonymous
OH, Paddy dear! and did ye hear the news that’s goin’ round?
The shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground!
No more St. Patrick’s day we’ll keep; his colour can’t be seen,
For there’s a cruel law ag’in’ the Wearin’ o’ the Green!
I met with Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand,
And he said, “How’s poor ould Ireland, and how does she stand?”
“She’s the most distressful country that ever yet was seen,
For they’re hanging men and women there for the Wearin’ o’ the Green.
An’ if the colour we must wear is England’s cruel red,
Let it remind us of the blood that Ireland has shed;
Then pull the shamrock from your hat, and throw it on the sod,
An’ never fear, ’twill take root there, though under foot ’tis trod.
When law can stop the blades of grass from growin’ as they grow,
An’ when the leaves in summer time their colour dare not show,
Then I will change the colour, too, I wear in my caubeen;
But till that day, plaise God, I’ll stick to the Wearin’ o’ the Green.
assembles to "watch" the
2005 St. Patrick's Day
Parade on 5th Avenue.
Adolfo Carrion Jr. shows
his support for the Green Berets by
not marching and standing with us.
stopped, turned and played Wearin'
O' the Green in support of the
FDNY's Green Berets. Many
marchers stopped to show their
support and we thank you all.
the FDNY Emerald Society's Executive Board
stopped to salute the members along 5th
Avenue. They were only one of many that
stopped the parade to show their support.
Thank you, Brothers. Be Safe.
Department cheer in support as they march along 5th
avenue. Thank you brothers. Be Safe.
anyone else, on the job or off.
It is a sad time we live in, when the traditions we were taught to hold and protect
can be taken with the swipe of the pen. We have many a problem that we face
everyday and the members of this Department rise to the challenge every time.
The Green Beret has been one of those cherished traditions that we never thought
would be in jeopardy. If this were the biggest problem facing the Department, I
would be a happy man. But it is not! To say that the wearing of our Green Berets
bring discredit to our uniform makes me sick. For our leaders to be told by so many
that your decision is a bad one, and you do not try to work out a compromise
makes me sad, very sad. The proud members that wear the Green Beret will
continue to do so, even if that means not marching. You have tried to break us, but
you have only made us stronger. The pride and traditions that many a senior man
has taught a johnny, so that he can carry it on, will not be taken from us. It is what
has made the members of this Department some of the most respected firefighters
in the world. We owe them that much. To the members of this Department and
Fire Departments from across the world that came out by the thousands to stand
with us and "watch" the parade, your support has not gone unnoticed. To all of
those visiting Departments who marched and supported us by wearing a Green
Beret in the parade, you helped show that the brotherhood is alive and well. To
the City of New York, your support in the media and on the Avenue has been
unbelievable, you made me proud to live in and serve this great city. No one in this
great city ever gets 80% approval no matter how good they are. You gave us that
support time after time, poll after poll. We are proud to protect you and thank you
from the bottom of our hearts, you have not forgotten.
Mikey
How the Green Berets started
