Chorus (after verse): A mhuirnn an t na bhaile A mhuirnn an dtiocfaidh t A an dtiocfaidh t na bhaile A
(Repeat)
Bh s i lr a' mhargaidh Dl s 's s ar rith an lae Nuair a an oche gan pingin ina bhrste Is nr ghlac m comhairle na mn
orm le heiri na grine An gleoite go follin 's go beo Nuair a thg s a agus labhair s le gire m i ngra leis, chreid m go deo
Bh cnaip airgid ar mo Is soda a bhfearr sa tr Slabhra ir is luachmhar m le saibhreas go for
N ag a nduine c'n phirt dn tr s go uasal soinneanta s Bh 'n tiomb thart go raibh tiarna ina N raibh s i bh m geallta do
T'n ceangal 's deacar a scaoileadh i bhfad a bheith cinnte do Nor s i bhfad gur bhris s mo chro sa A n seo mo sciln
A 'gur shil s sos i lr a 'S s carda ar phunt n dh Bh an tdh ina rith leis, s an "lotto" bhidh an chuideachta againn go deo My darling love, you come back home? My darling love, will you come me? My darling love, will you come home? My darling
He was down at the He drank and all day long When night came and he hadn't a in his pocket Oh what a shame I take the missus' advice
I met him at A charming, healthy and young lad When he lifted his hat and with a smile I fell in love with him, thought it never end
My coat had buttons of And the best ribbons in the country Golden and precious stones I truly enticed him with my and gold
No one knew from which of the land he came He spoke nobly and pleasant ease Rumor had it that there was a lord in his It wasn't long I was engaged to him
The is long and difficult to untie It's much to be sure of it* It didn't take long 'til he broke my Indeed this is not the story I'd prefer to be
But then he went back to the market And bought a for a pound or two was on his side, he won the lottery Now we'll forever be living the good
*This might mean that the link to this nobleman was a very one, and that 'he' therefore was not rich - in fact quite poor; so she instantly regrets her engagement to him.
**"A leoga" means "alas". "N seo mo sciln" means "this is not my story" (or anecdote), and "", when placed after the like this, can just mean "oh", but it can also be a term of endearment, then pertaining to "sciln". So the way I think it makes the most sense is if we take "mo sciln " to mean something like "my sweet story", ie., the story that she wished she were telling now.