mhuirní ­n ó an dtiocfaidh tú na bhaile
mhuirní ­n ó an dtiocfaidh tú liom
mhuirní ­n ó an dtiocfaidh tú na bhaile
mhuirní ­n ó

(Repeat)

Bhí ­ sé thí ­os i lár a' mhargaidh
Dól sé 's cheol sé ar rith an lae
Nuair a tháinig an oí ­che gan pingin ina bhrí ­ste
Is mairg nár ghlac [bad word] na mná

Casadh orm é le heiri na gréine
An ógánach gleoite go folláin 's go beo
Nuair a thóg sé a hata agus labhair sé le gáire
Thit mé i ngra leis, chreid mé go deo

Bhí ­ cnaipí ­ airgid ar mo chóta
Is ribní ­ sí ­oda a bhfearr sa tí ­r
Slabhraí ­ óir is clocha luachmhar
Mheall mé le saibhreas é go fí ­or

Ní ­ rabhas ag a nduine cé'n pháirt dén tí ­r é
Labhair sé go uasal soinneanta só
Bhí ­ 'n tiombá thart go raibh tiarna ina theaghlach
Ní ­ raibh sé i bhfad bhí ­ mé geallta do

Tá'n ceangal fada 's deacar a scaoileadh
Bhfearr i bhfad a bheith cinnte do
Ní ­or ghlac sé i bhfad gur bhris sé mo chroí ­ sa
leoga ní ­ seo mo scéilí ­n ó

'gur shiúl sé sí ­os i lár a mhargaidh
'S cheannaigh sé carda ar phunt nó dhó
Bhí ­ an tádh ina rith leis, bhain sé an "lotto"
Anois bhéidh an chuideachta againn go deo

Translation
My darling love, will [bad word] back home?
My darling love, will [bad word] with me?
My darling love, will [bad word] back home?
My darling love

He was down at the market
He drank and sang all day long
When night came and he hadn't a penny in his pocket
Oh what a shame I didn't take the missus' advice

I met him at sunrise
charming, healthy and lively young lad
When he lifted his hat and spoke with a smile
I fell in love with him, thought it would never end

My coat had buttons of silver
And the best silk ribbons in the country
Golden chains and precious stones
I [bad word] enticed him with my glitter and gold

No one knew from which part of the land he came
He spoke nobly and with pleasant [bad word] had it that there was a lord in his family
It wasn't long 'til I was engaged to him

The bond is long and difficult to untie
It's much better to be sure of it*
It didn't take long 'til he broke my heart
Indeed this is not the story I'd prefer to be telling

But then he went back down to the market
And bought a ticket for a pound or two
Luck was on his side, he won the lottery
Now we'll forever be living the good life