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1 | 1 | I've been soft in a small way | I've been soft in a small way |
2 | 2 | On the girleens of Galway, | On the girleens of Galway, |
3 | 3 | And the Limerick lasses have made me feel quare; | And the Limerick lasses have made me feel quare; |
4 | 4 | But there's no use denyin' | But there's no use denyin' |
5 | 5 | No girl I've set eye on | No girl I've set eye on |
6 | 6 | Could compate wid Rose Ryan of the town of Kenmare. | |
7 | 7 | O, where | O, where |
8 | 8 | Can her like be found? | Can her like be found? |
9 | 9 | Nowhere, | Nowhere, |
10 | 10 | The country round, | The country round, |
11 | 11 | Spins at her wheel | Spins at her wheel |
12 | 12 | Daughter as true, | Daughter as true, |
13 | 13 | Sets in the reel, | Sets in the reel, |
14 | 14 | Wid a slide of the shoe | Wid a slide of the shoe |
15 | 15 | a slinderer, | a slinderer, |
16 | 16 | tinderer, | tinderer, |
17 | 17 | purtier, | purtier, |
18 | 18 | wittier colleen than you, | wittier colleen than you, |
19 | 19 | Rose, aroo! | Rose, aroo! |
20 | 20 | | |
21 | 21 | Her hair mocks the sunshine, | Her hair mocks the sunshine, |
22 | 22 | And the soft, silver moonshine | And the soft, silver moonshine |
23 | 23 | Neck and arm of the colleen complately eclipse; | Neck and arm of the colleen complately eclipse; |
24 | 24 | Whilst the nose of the jewel | Whilst the nose of the jewel |
25 | 25 | Slants straight as Carn Tual | Slants straight as Carn Tual |
26 | 26 | From the heaven in her eye to her heather-sweet lips. | From the heaven in her eye to her heather-sweet lips. |
27 | 27 | O, where, etc. | O, where, etc. |
28 | 28 | | |
29 | 29 | Did your eyes ever follow | Did your eyes ever follow |
30 | 30 | The wings of the swallow | The wings of the swallow |
31 | 31 | Here and there, light as air, o'er the meadow field glance? | Here and there, light as air, o'er the meadow field glance? |
32 | 32 | For if not you've no notion | For if not you've no notion |
33 | 33 | Of the exquisite motion | Of the exquisite motion |
34 | 34 | Of her sweet little feet as they dart in the dance. | Of her sweet little feet as they dart in the dance. |
35 | 35 | O, where, etc. | O, where, etc. |
36 | 36 | | |
37 | 37 | If y' | If y'inquire why the nightingale |
38 | 38 | Still shuns the invitin' gale | Still shuns the invitin' gale |
39 | 39 | That wafts every song-bird but her to the West, | That wafts every song-bird but her to the West, |
40 | 40 | Faix she knows, I suppose, | Faix she knows, I suppose, |
41 | 41 | Ould K | Ould Kenmare has a Rose |
42 | 42 | That would sing any Bulbul to sleep in her nest. | That would sing any Bulbul to sleep in her nest. |
43 | 43 | O, where, etc. | O, where, etc. |
44 | 44 | | |
45 | 45 | When her voice gives the warnin' | When her voice gives the warnin' |
46 | 46 | For the milkin' in the mornin' | For the milkin' in the mornin' |
47 | 47 | Ev'n the cow known for hornin' comes runnin' to her pail; | Ev'n the cow known for hornin' comes runnin' to her pail; |
48 | 48 | The lambs play about her | The lambs play about her |
49 | 49 | And the small bonneens snout her, | And the small bonneens snout her, |
50 | 50 | Whilst their parints salute her wid a twisht of the tail. | Whilst their parints salute her wid a twisht of the tail. |
51 | 51 | O, where, etc. | O, where, etc. |
52 | 52 | | |
53 | 53 | When at noon from our labour | When at noon from our labour |
54 | 54 | We draw neighbour wid neighbour | We draw neighbour wid neighbour |
55 | 55 | From the heat of the sun to the shilter of the tree, | From the heat of the sun to the shilter of the tree, |
56 | 56 | Wid spuds fresh from the bilin' | Wid spuds fresh from the bilin' |
57 | 57 | And new milk you come smilin', | And new milk you come smilin', |
58 | 58 | All the boys' hearts beguilin', alanah machree! | All the boys' hearts beguilin', alannah machree! |
59 | 59 | O, where, etc. | O, where, etc. |
60 | 60 | | |
61 | 61 | But there's one sweeter hour | But there's one sweeter hour |
62 | 62 | When the hot day is o'er | When the hot day is o'er |
63 | 63 | And we rest at the door wid the bright moon above, | And we rest at the door wid the bright moon above, |
64 | 64 | And she sittin' in the middle, | And she sittin' in the middle, |
65 | 65 | When she's guessed Larry's riddle | When she's guessed Larry's riddle, |
66 | 66 | Cries, "Now for your fiddle, Shiel Dhuv, Shiel Dhuv." | Cries, "Now for your fiddle, Shiel Dhuv, Shiel Dhuv." |
67 | 67 | O, where, etc. | O, where, etc. |
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