And who are you, me pretty fair maid
And who are you, me honey? x2
She answered me quite modestly,
"I am me mother's darling."

chorus: With me too-ry-ay
     Fol-de-diddle-day
     Di-re fol-de-diddle
     Dai-rie oh.

And will you come to me mother's house,
When the sun is shining clearly x2
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
And divil 'o one  would see us.

So I went to her house in the middle of the night
When the moon was shining clearly x2
She opened the door and she let me in
And divil the one did see us.

She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
And she led him to the stable x2
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,
To eat it if he's able."

Then she took me by the lily-white hand
And she led me to the table x2
Saying "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
To drink it if you're able."

Then I got up and made the bed
And I made it nice and aisy x2
Then I got up and laid her down
Saying "Lassie, are you able?"

And there we lay till the break of day
And divil a one did see us x2
Then I arose and put on me clothes
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you."

And when will you return again
And when will we get married x2
When broken shells make Christmas bells
We might well get married.