bor . ▁ ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish " ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁four ▁songs ▁the ▁couple ▁sang ▁at ▁the ▁r ally , ▁along ▁with ▁" Att ica ▁State ," ▁" S ister s , ▁O ▁Sister s " ▁and ▁" John ▁S inc la ir ." ▁ ▁L enn on ▁played ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁and ▁O no ▁played ▁per cussion , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁was ▁also ▁accompanied ▁by ▁David ▁Pe el ▁on ▁was ht ub ▁bass , ▁Jerry ▁Rub in ▁on ▁per cussion ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁compilation ▁albums ▁John ▁L enn on ▁Anth ology ▁and ▁Ac oust ic . ▁ ▁About ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁L enn on ▁and ▁O no ▁t aped ▁a ▁short ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁for ▁their ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁David ▁F rost ▁Show , ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁performance ▁was ▁apparently ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁several ▁audience ▁members ▁who ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁sympathy ▁expressed ▁to ▁the ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁Att ica ▁Pr ison ▁ri ot ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁song ▁" Att ica ▁State ," ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁L enn on ▁and ▁O no ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁their ▁songs ▁expressed ▁sympathy ▁for ▁everyone . ▁ ▁The ▁L enn ons ▁also ▁performed ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish " ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁show ▁of ▁their ▁week