As I Roved Out-Shannon

As I Roved Out - Shannon And who are you, my pretty fair maid, And who are you, my darling? And who are you, my pretty fair maid And who are you, my darling? She answered me quite modestly, "I am my mother's darling." With my too-ry-ay, Fol-diddle-la, Fol-diddle-la-fol-deri oh. And will you come to my house in the middle of the night, When the moon is shining clearly When the moon is shining clearly I'll open the door and I'll let you in And divil 'o one would hear us. So I went to her house in the middle of the night When the moon was shining clearly When the moon was shining clearly She opened the door and she let me in And divil the one did hear us. She took my horse by the bridle and the bit And she led him to the stable 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." Then she took me by the lily-white hand, And she led me to the table And she led me to the table Saying "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy, To drink it if you're able." Then I got up and made the bed, And I made it nice and aisy And I made it nice and aisy Then I got up and laid her down Saying "Lassie, are you able?" And there we lay till the break of day And divil a one did hear us And divil a one did hear us Then I arose and put on me clothes Saying "Lassie, I must leave you." And when will you return again And when will we get married And when will we get married When broken shells make Christmas bells We might well get married.