Eileen Óg-John Roche

[ti:Eileen Óg] [ar:John Roche] [al:Songs of Percy French's Ireland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.05]Eileen Óg - John Roche [00:00.75]Written by：Percy French [00:01.59] [00:08.04]Eileen Og sure that the darling name is [00:11.53]Through the barony her features they were famous [00:15.10]If we loved her then who is there to blame us [00:18.52]For wasn't she the pride of Petravore [00:22.26]But her beauty made us all so shy [00:25.86]Not a man could look her in the eye [00:29.15]Boys O boys sure that's reason why [00:32.52]We're in mourning for the pride of Petravore [00:35.99] [00:36.52]Eileen Og my heart is growing grey [00:40.43]Ever since the day you wondered far away [00:43.49]Eileen Og there's good fish in the see [00:46.52]But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore [00:50.11] [00:53.88]Friday at the fair of Ballintubber [00:57.34]Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber [01:00.79]I'd like to set me hand upon the robber [01:04.19]For he stole away the Pride of Petravore [01:07.90]He never seemed to see the girl at all [01:11.22]Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl [01:14.54]Lookin' big and masterful when she was lookin' small [01:17.90]Most provokin' for the Pride of Petravore [01:21.50]Eileen Og my heart is growing grey [01:24.77] [01:25.48]Ever since the day you wondered far away [01:28.59]Eileen Og there's good fish in the see [01:31.79]But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore [01:35.16] [01:39.09]Boys O boys with fate 'tis hard to grapple [01:42.47]Of my eyes this Eileen was the apple [01:45.91]Now to see her walkin' to the chapel [01:49.22]With the hardest featured man in Petravore [01:53.05]Boys O Boys this is all I have to say [01:56.33]When you do your courting make no display [01:59.56]If you want them to run after you just walk the other way [02:02.79]For they're mostly like the Pride of Petravore [02:06.84]Eileen Og me heart is growin' grey [02:10.72]Ever since the day you wandered far away [02:13.52]Eileen Og there's good fish in the say [02:19.19]But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore [02:24.18]