At[C] Oranmore in the county[Em] Galway One pleasant [Am]evening in the[Dn] month of[F] May I [C]spied a damsel, she was young and [Em]handsome Her beauty [Am]fairly [F]took my[G] breath a[C]way
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds No paint nor powder, no none at all But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
We kept on walking, she kept on talking 'Till her fathers cottage came in to view Said she: "Come in sir and meet my father And play to please him, The Foggy Dew"
She sat me down beside the hearth stone I could see her father he was six feet tall And soon her mother had the kettle singing All I could think of was the Galway shawl
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds No paint nor powder, no none at all But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
I played "The Black Bird", "The Stack of Barley" "Rodney's Glory" and "The Foggy Dew" She sang each note like an Irish linnet And tears welled in her eyes of blue
'Twas early, early all in the morning I hit the road for old Donegal Said she: "Goodbye sir", she cried and kissed me But my heart remains with the Galway shawl
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds No paint nor powder, no none at all But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl.
A Traditional Irish love song from Galway. Recorded by Dermot O'Brien, Fred Jorgensen, Ann Williamson The Dubliners, Johnny McEvoy and Daniel O'Donnell to name a few.