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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 | Wid the Rose of Killarney at all could compare. | |
| 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'enquire 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 Killarney 's 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', alan | All the boys' hearts beguilin', alanah 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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