Reply #14: Sounds like you need a bouncy rhyme.

[necso]

The Chieftains -- "Whiskey in the Jar":

As I was goin' over the far-famed* Kerry Mountains
I met with Captain Farrell, and his money he was countin'
I first produced me pistol, and I then produced me rapier
Saying stand and deliver, for you are a bold deceiver

Chorus:
Musha-ring-damma-doo-damma-dah
Whack fall the daddie-o
Whack fall the daddie-o
There's whiskey in the jar

I counted out his money, and it made a pretty penny
I put it in me pocket, and I took it home to Jenny
She sighed and she swore that she never would deceive me
But the devil take the women, for they never can be easy

Chorus

I went unto my chamber, all for to take a slumber
I dreamt of gold and jewels, and for sure it was no wonder
But Jenny drew me charge(s), then she filled them(!) up with water
Then sent for Captain Farrel to be ready for the slaughter

Chorus

'Twas early in the morning, just before I rose to travel
Up comes a band of thug-men and likewise Captain Farrel
I first produced me pistol, for she'd stolen away me rapier
But I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken

Chorus

Now there's some take delight in the carriages a'rollin'.
And others take delight in the hurley** and the bowlin'
But I take delight in the juice of the barley
And courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early

Chorus

If anyone can aid me, 'tis me brother in the army
If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney
And if he'll go with me, we'll go roamin'*** in Kilkenny
And I'm sure he'll treat me better than me own missporting Jenny

2x Chorus

*: This word sounds like "fig", perhaps meaning "state", "condition" (maybe more precisely "known condition"), ie, the state of being something... like being (far) famed.

**: Hurling.

***: Perhaps "rovin'" or "rollin"; I like "rollin'" best as it creates an image of an irresistible, inevitable force, like the tide.

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In this version, there's no escape from jail (captivity), so the (ever hopeful) protagonist may well be waiting to be hung. (A small-money bribe to a guard could be the source of the whiskey -- that, or a last "meal".)