Oh, Eileen Og and that the darlin's name is Oh, through the Barony her features they were famous And, if we loved her then who was there to blame us For wasn't she the Pride of Petravore? But her beauty made us all so shy Not a man could look her in the eye And boys, oh boys, sure that's the reason why We're in mournin' for the Pride of Petravore
And, Eileen Og my heart is growing grey, Ever since the day you wandered far away And, Eileen Og there's good fish in the sea But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore
Now, friday at the fair of Ballintubber Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber I'd like to set me mark upon the robber For he stole away the Pride of Petravore Now, he never seemed to see the girl at all Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl Looking big and masterful when she was looking small Most provoking for the Pride of Petravore
And, Eileen Og my heart is growing grey, Ever since the day you wandered far away And, Eileen Og there's good fish in the sea But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore
And, so it went as it was in the beginning Eileen Og was bent upon the winning And, Big McGrath contentedly was grinning Being courted by the Pride of Petravore Says he: "I know a girl that could knock you into fits" At that Eileen nearly lost her wits And the upshot of the ruction was that now the robber sits With his arm around the Pride of Petravore
And, Eileen Og my heart is growing grey, Ever since the day you wandered far away And, Eileen Og there's good fish in the sea But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore
And boys, oh boys, ye' with fate it's hard to grapple And of my eye, sure Eileen was the apple And, now to see her walking to the chapel With the hardest featured man in Petravore Oh now, boys, this is all I have to say: When you do your courting make no display If you want them to run after you, just walk the other way For they're mostly like the Pride of Petravore
And, Eileen Og my heart is growing grey, Ever since the day you wandered far away And, Eileen Og there's good fish in the sea But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore