I would I were on yonder hill
It's there I'd sit and cry my fill
And every tear would turn a mill
Is go dté tu, mo mhuirnín slán
I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel
I'll sell my only spinning wheel
To buy my love a sword of steel
Is go dté tu, mo mhuirnín slán
CURFA
Siúil, siúil, siúil a rúin
Siúil go socar agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tu, mo mhuirnín slán
I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red
And it's round the world I'll beg for bread
Until my parents would wish me dead
Is go dté tu, mo mhuirnín slán
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
I wish I had my heart again
And vainly think I'd not complain
Is go dté tu, mo mhuirnín slán
But now my love has gone to France
To try his fortune to advance
If he e'er comes back 'tis but a chance
Is go dté tu, mo mhuirnín slán
CURFA