Come over the hills my handsome Irish lad Come over the hills to your darling You choose the road love, and I'll make a vow That I'll be your true love forever
Red is the rose by yonder garden grows And fair is the lily of the valley Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne But my love is fairer than any
Down by Killarney's green woods we did stray The moon and the stars they were shining The moon shone it's rays on his locks of golden hair And he swore he'd be my love forever
Red is the rose by yonder garden grows And fair is the lily of the valley Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne But my love is fairer than any
It's not for the parting that my sister pains It's not for the grief of my mother It's all for the loss of my handsome Irish lad Now my heart is broken forever
Red is the rose by yonder garden grows And fair is the lily of the valley Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne But my love is fairer than any