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As I roved out through Galway city,
At the hour of twelve in the night,
Who should I see but a handsome damsel,
Combing her hair by candlelight.
"Lassie, I have come a-courting,
Your fine favours for to win;
And if you'll but smile on me,
Next Sunday night I'll call again."
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay;
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay.
"So to me you come a-courting,
My fine favours for to win;
It would give me the greatest pleasure,
If you never did call again.
What would I do when I go a-walking,
Walking out in the morning dew?
What would I do when I go a-walking,
Walking out with a lad like you?"
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay;
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay.
"Lassie, I have gold and silver;
Lassie, I have houses and lands;
Lassie, I have ships on the ocean;
They'll be all at your command."
"What do I want with your ships on the ocean?
What do I want with your houses and lands?
What do I want with your gold and silver?
All I want is a handsome man."
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay;
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay.
Did you ever see the grass in the morning,
All bedecked with jewels so rare?
Did you ever see a handsome damsel,
Diamonds sparkling in her hair?
Did you ever see a copper kettle,
Mended with an old tin can?
Did you ever see a handsome damsel,
Married off to an ugly man?
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay;
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lah-dee,
Whack-fol-dee-too-ra-loo-ra-lay.
