(Capo 3. Bund)
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And who are you me pretty fair maid, and who are you me honey?
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And who are you me pretty fair maid, and who are you me honey?
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She answered me quite modestly, "I am me mother's darling".
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With me toor ay ah faddle diddle da, diri fal de diddle derrio.
And will you come to me mother's
house, when the moon is shining clearly?
Oh and will you come to me mother's house, when the moon is shining clearly?
I'll open the door and I'll let you in and the divil the one will hear us.
With me ...
So I went to her house in the
middle of the night, when the moon was shining clearly.
Oh 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 the divil the one did hear us.
With me ...
She took me horse by the bridle
and the bit, and she led him to the stable.
Oh she took me horse by the bridle and the bit, and she led him to the stable.
"There's plenty of oats for the soldier's horse to eat them if he's able".
With me ...
And she took me by the lily white
hand, and she led me to the table.
She took me by the lily white hand and she led me to the table.
"There's plenty of wine for the soldier boy, so drink it if you're able."
With me ...
Then I got up and I made the bed
and I made it nice and easy.
Oh then I got up and I made the bed and I made it nice and easy.
I got up and I laid her down saying "Lassie are you able?"
With me ...
And there we lay till the break
of the day, and the divil the one did hear us.
Oh and there we lay till the break of the day, and the divil the one did hear
us.
Then I arose and put on me clothes, saying "Lassie I must leave you".
With me ...
"And when will you return
again, and when will we get married?
And when will you return again and when will we get married?"
"When broken shells make Christmas bells, we might well get married."
With me ...