Baby reel with tentative steps
Straight feet, bent knees, saggy socks
Eyes on the big girls' fancy steps
Hanging leaps and hard shoe rocks

Big dreams were dreamt, tough goals were set
Finally nailed that slow hornpipe
First oireachtas, fear, goal unmet
Move on, work hard, ignore the hype

Will I make it? Or will it pass?
Senior year, my dance swan song
Blisters, sprains, tears, prayers said at Mass
Preliminary Champion!