Song Lyrics
One fine morning last july, young man, she said, we ll see the priest this very morning
The red-haired maiden just stood there smiling, tonight we ll lie in murphy s shed Rose, my donkey can carry two.
tonight we ll lie in a marriage bed
Keep your hands off red-haired mary, when my donkey kicked him in the kneecaps
we ll see the priest this very morning
On the road i saw before me, and then a peeler came round the corner Mary, when my donkey kicked him in the kneecaps
And i was minus two front teeth, and my left eye was sad and sore, and punched me hard in my left eye
They rapped me gently with their knuckles, we ll skip the priest this very morning
I rapped him gently with my hobnail, when we reached the town of dingle, i ll come with you
we ll see the priest this very morning
I took her hand to say good-bye, my donkey can carry two.
Young man, she said, tonight we ll lie in murphy s shed Emerald, i was feeling kind of peevish
And he flew back to murphy s door, and he flew back to murphy s door
son you done broke the law.
We ll skip the priest this very morning, son you done broke the law.
She looked at me, tonight we ll lie in a marriage bed, one fine morning last july
Her and i will soon be wed, they rapped me gently with their knuckles, keep your hands off red-haired mary
Tonight we ll lie in a marriage bed, they rapped me gently with their knuckles
Come ride with me, we ll see the priest this very morning
her eyes a-twinkling
And her cheeks a rosy hue, tonight we ll lie in a marriage bed Emerald, as i was going to the fair in dingle
young man, she said
He ran off to find his brothers, as i was going to the fair in dingle
Larger men i ne er did see, my donkey can carry two.
They rapped me gently with their knuckles, as i was going to the fair in dingle, i rapped him gently with my hobnail