Who are you, my pretty fair maid, Who are you, me honey? And who are you, my pretty fair maid, And who are you, me honey? She answered me quite modestly, I am me mother’s darling
And will you come to me mother’s house, When the moon is shining clearly? And will you come to me mother’s house When the moon is shining clearly? I’ll open the door and I’ll let you in And divil ‘o one will hear us
So I went to her house in the middle of the night When the moon was shining clearly So I went to her house in the middle of the night When the moon was shining clearly She opened the door and she let me in and divil the one did hear us
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit And led him to the stable She took me horse by the bridle and the bit And led him to the stable 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 Led me to the table Then she took me by the lily-white hand Led me to the table Saying “There’s plenty of wine for a soldier boy, To drink if he is able”
Then I got up and I made the bed I made it nice and aisy Then I got up and I made the bed I made it nice and aisy The I got up and I laid her down Saying “Lassie, are you able? “
And there we lay till the break of day Divil the one did hear us And there we lay till the break of day And divil the one did hear us Then I arose and put on me clothes Saying “Lassie, I must leave you”
And when will you return again When will we get married? And when will you return again When will we get married? When broken shells make Christmas bells We might then get married