Agus rinne mise cleas Ag Tigh Mhic Ui Dhomhnaill aréir Is an tarna cleas ag teach An Ósta lena thaobh An triú cleas ní bfhearr domh A chur le mo scéal Is gur mhinicí domh bheith ag caitheamh An dúthracht mhaith léi
A Rí na bhfeart cad do chas Ins a' dúiche seo mé? 'S gur mó cailín deas a gheobhainn Im' dhúthaigín beag féin Gur casadh mé isteach mar a raibh searc Agus rún geal mo chléibh Is chuir an tseanbhean amach mé Ag casadh an tsúgáinín féir
Curfá: Má bhíonn tú liom, bí liom A stóirín mo chroí Ma bhíonn tú liom, bí liom Os comhair an tsaoil Ma bhíonn tú liom, bí liom Gach orlach de do chroí Is é mo liom go fann nach liom Dé Domhnaigh thú mar mhnaoí
Tá mo cheannsa liath le bliain Is ní le críonnacht é Ní bheathaíonn na briathra Na bráithre pé sa domhan scéal é Is táim i do dhiaidh le bliain Is gan fáil agam ort féin Is gur geall le fia mé ar sliabh Go mbeadh gáir chon ina dhéidh
Do threabfainn, d'fhuirsinn Chuirfinn síol ins a' chré 'S do dhéanfainn obair shocair Álainn, mhín, réidh Do chuirfinn crú fén each Is mire shiúil riamh ar féar Is ná héalaodh bean le fear Ná déanfadh san féin
I did a trick In O Domhnall's house last night And a second trick At the holstelry next door I'd prefer not to add The third trick to my story And I often spent A good with her
Oh God Almighty What drove me to this district? When it's many a fine lass I'd find in my own townland I called into the house Of my own true love And the old woman put me twisting rope 'Til I was outside the door
Chorus: If you'll be mine, be mine Oh treasure of my heart If you'll be mine, be mine Before the whole world If you'll be mine, be mine Every inch of your heart Alas that you're not My wife this Sunday
My head is gray And it's not from old age Fair words butter No parships anyway I'm after you now for a year And it's useless And I'm like a deer on the moor And the hounds are yelping after me
I'd plow, I'd toil I'd sow seed in the clay And I'd do a steady job Beautiful, smooth and even I'd shoe the maddest horse Ever to walk on grass And the woman still wouldn't elope With a man who'd do that