Trad / Arr: Christy Moore
Who are you, me pretty fair maid
Who are you, me honey?
Who are you, me pretty fair maid
Who are you, me honey?
She answered me modestly,
“Well I am me mammy’s darling.”
CHORUS
With your too-ry-ah
Fol-de-diddle-dah
Me Day-re fol-de-diddle
Dai-rie oh.
And will you come to me mammy’s house
When the moon is shining clearly.
And will you come to me mammy’s house
When the moon is shining clearly.
I’ll open the door and I’ll let you in
And divil the one will hear us.
CHORUS
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
When the moon was shining clarely.
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
When the moon was shining clarely.
Shc opened the door and she let me in
And divil the one did hear us.
CHORUS
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
And she led him to the stable
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
And she led him to the stable
Saying “There’s plenty of oats for a soldier’s horse,
To eat it if he’s able.”
CHORUS
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
Saying “There’s plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
Drink it if you’re able.”
CHORUS
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
Then she took me by the hand
Saying “Blow out the candle!”
CHORUS
There we lay till the break of the day
And divil the one did hear us
There we lay till the break of the day
And divil the one did hear us
She arose and put on her clothes
Saying “Darling, you must leave me.”
CHORUS
When will I return again
When will we get married
When will I return again
When will we get married
When broken shells make Christmas bells
We might well get married.
CHORUS
Christy’s version has the roles reversed. The traditional version had him leaving her!
The line which says “Blow out the candle” was actually “I hope to God you’re able”!