Who are you, my pretty fair maid, Who are you, me honey? Who are you, my pretty fair maid, And who are you, me honey?
She answered me quite modestly, I am me mommy's darling
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
Will you come to me mommy's house, When the moon is shining clearly? Will you come to me mommy'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
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
Well I went to her house in the middle of the night When the moon was shining clearly 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
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
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
"There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse, To eat it if he's able"
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
Then she took me by the lily-white hand And she led me to the table She took me by the lily-white hand And she led me to the table
"There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy, To drink if he is able"
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
Well she got up and she made the bed And she made it nice and aisy She got up and she made the bed And she made it nice and aisy
She got up and she laid her down Saying "Oh dear God, are you able? "
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
Well there we lay till the break of day And 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 "Darlin', I must leave you"
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
When will you return again And when will we be married? When will you return again And when will we be married?
When broken shells make Christmas bells We shall then be married
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh