| lyric | 1. And who are you me pretty fairmaid
and who are you me honey,
She answered me quite modestly:
„I am mo mother’s darling.
Chours:
With me tooryay, foldediddleday.
Dire foldedidle dairieoh.“
2. And will you come to me mother’s house,
when the sun is shining clearly.
I’ll open the door and I’ll let you in
and divil a one would hear us.
3. So I went to her house in the middle of the night,
when the moon was shining clearly.
She opened the door and she let me in
and divil the one did hear us.
4. She took my horse by the dridle and the bit,
and she led him to the stables“
Saying “there’s plenty of oats for a soldier’s horse,
to eat it if he’s able.”
5. Then she took me by the lily-white hand,
and she led me to the table.
Saying “there’s plenty of wine for asoldier boy,
to drink it if you're able.
6. Then I got up and made the bed,
and I made it nice and easy.
Then I got up and laid her down,
saying “Lassie, are you able?”
7. And there we lay till the break of day,
and divil a one did hear us.
Then I arose and put on me clothes,
Saying “Lassie, I must leave you.”
8. And when will you return again,
and when will we get married?
When broken shells make Christmas bells,
we might well get married. |