AS I ROVED OUT

|: And who are you, me pretty fair maid
And who are you, me honey? :|
She answered me quite modestly,
"I am me mother's darlin'."

chorus: With me too-ry-ah
        Fol-de-diddle-dah
        Di-re fol-de-diddle
        Dai-rie oh.

|: And will you come to me mother's house,
When the moon is shining clearly :|
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
And divil the one will hear us.

|: So I went to her house in the middle of the night
When the moon was shining clearly :|
She opened the door and she let me in
And divil the one did hear us.

|: She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
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 her lily-white hand
And she led me to the table :|
Saying "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
To drink it if he's able."

|: Then I got up and made the bed
And I made it nice and aisy :|
Then I got up and I laid her down
Saying "Lassie, are you able?"

|: And there we lay till the break of day
And divil the 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 :|
When broken shells make Christmas bells
We might well get married.