Donal Og

Oh my Donal Og when you sail o'er the water
Take me with you to be your partner
Tis at fair or at market you would be well looked after
And you can sleep with a Greek King's daughter

My Donal Og you'll not find me lazy
Not like some high born expensive lady
I'll do your milking and I'll nurse your baby
And if you were set on I would back you bravely

Oh I saw you first of a Sunday evening
Twas at the Easter as i was kneeling
And it was of Christ passion that i was reading
But my eyes they were on you and my fond heart bleeding

Oh you said you would meet me but you were lying
Behind the sheep fold as day was dying
I whistled first then I started hailing
But all I could hear was the young lambs wailing

And you said you would give me, but if you talk lightly
Fish skin gloves that would fit me tightly
And bird skin shoes when I'd go out walking
And a silken dress that would set Ireland talking

My Mother she said we should not be meeting
That I should pass you by and not give you a greeting
Twas a good time surely she chose for cheating
With the stable bare and the horse retreating

Oh black as the sloe is the heart inside me
Black as the coal is the grief that drives me
Black as a boot print on shining hallways
And twas you that blackened it forever and always

For you took whats before me and whats behind me
You took east and west when you would not mind me
The sun moon and stars from my sky you've taken
And God likewise for I am much mistaken

My Donal Og...when you sailed o'er the water