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Oh, here I am from Paddy's land, a land of high reknown,
I broke the hearts of all the girls from miles of Keady Town;
And when they hear that I'm awa' they'll raise a hullabaloo,
When they hear about the handsome lad they call O'Donoghue.
For I'm the boy to please her,
And I'm the boy to tease her,
And I'm the boy to squeeze her,
And I'll tell you what I'll do:
I'll court her like an Irishman,
With me brogue and blarney too is me plan,
With me rollikin swollikin gollikin wollikin bold O'Donoghue.
I wish me love was a red, red rose growin' on yon garden wall,
And me to be a dew drop and upon her brow I'd fall;
Perhaps now she might think of me as a rather heavy dew,
No more she'd love the handsome lad they call O'Donoghue.
For I'm the boy to please her,
And I'm the boy to tease her,
And I'm the boy to squeeze her,
And I'll tell you what I'll do:
I'll court her like an Irishman,
With me brogue and blarney too is me plan,
With me rollikin swollikin gollikin wollikin bold O'Donoghue.
They say that Queen Victoria has a daughter fine and grand,
Perhaps she'd take it into her head for to marry an Irishman;
And if I could only get the chance to have a word or two,
Perhaps she'd take a notion in the bold O'Donoghue.
For I'm the boy to please her,
And I'm the boy to tease her,
And I'm the boy to squeeze her,
And I'll tell you what I'll do:
I'll court her like an Irishman,
With me brogue and blarney too is me plan,
With me rollikin swollikin gollikin wollikin bold O'Donoghue.
Recorded by Ryan's Fancy (Times To Remember, ©1973, Audat Records).
