Intro

One day as I was walking, down Batchelors way
I spied a lassie on the corner by St Georges quay
Her hair was golden, and her lips where red
And the only thought in my head, was to get her in bed

I approached her gently, with a shivering smile
I said hello there little lassie, then we talked for a while
We went down to the alehouse, loaded pint by pint
But by a quarter past eleven, she was out of sight

She took off with all me money, that thieving mare
Left me drink and pennyless, but she didn't care
She took off with all me money, left me standing there
Never more I'll go a' courting, it's just never fair
Never more I'll go a' courting, it's just never fair

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A few weeks later, over in Galway town
I met a pretty little lady, as I had a look around
A fairer creature, I never did see
But the problem was that she wasn't that fond of me

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I took her down to the local distillery
This time I was gonna make it work for me
But I got drunk and senseless, still crying for more
Then I woke up nearly pennyless, like each time before

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