Dannie:

Oh, yes.

Nurse:

Dannie and I wrote this song for you to sing on Christmas eve. We want you all to help. [She gives out pieces of paper with the words.] It goes this way. [She hums the tune of “Yankee Doodle.”] Let’s stand by Dannie to sing. [Katie and Rosie kneel in front of him; his father and mother stand back of him; Mrs. O’Brien and Nurse on one side, Patsy and Jones on the other. They sing]:

Once Dannie’s eyes were shut up tight,
He could not see a mite, sir;
The doctor fixed them good as new,
And Dannie got his sight, sir.
Merry, merry Christmas day,
Dannie now can see, sir;
He has brought home two good eyes,
He’s happy as can be, sir.
Mulligan:

That’s fine! Let’s sing it again. [They sing it still more lustily.]

Mrs. O’B.:

’Tis home we must be goin’ an’ we wish the Mulligans a splendid merry Christmas.

Mrs. M.:

Peace an’ goodwill on earth an’ a merry Christmas to ev’rybody.

CURTAIN

Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardized but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.