Ta mo chleamhnhas deanta o athru areir
S'ni mo na go dtaithnionn an bhean liom fein
Ach fagfaidh me i mo dhiaidh i
'Gus imeoidh me liom fein
Ar fud na gcoillte craobhach
Verse 2
Shiuil mise thoir agus shiuil mise thiar
Shiuil mise corcaigh 'gus sraide Bh'l'ath Cliath
Ach samhail de mo chailin deas ni fhaca mise riamh
'si an bhean dubh a dhfhag mo chroi craite
Verse 3
D'eirigh me ar maidin dha uair roimh an la
'Gus fuair me litir o mo mhile ghra
Chuala me an smoilin 's an londubh a ra
Gur ealiagh mo ghra thar saile
(Or in English)
Verse 4
My match it was made here last night
To a girl I neither love or like
But I'll take my own advice
And leave her behind
And go roaming the wild woods all over
Verse 5
I walked up, and I walked down
I walked Cork, and Dublin, and Belfast Towns
But no equal to my true love could I find
She's the wee lass that's left my heart broken
Verse 6
I got up two hours before day
And I got a letter from my true love
I heard the blackbird and the linnet say
That my love had crossed the ocean