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Chorus (after each verse): |
dTigeas a damhsa dom? |
Can they come a-dancing with me? |
dTigeas a damhsa dom? |
Can they come a-dancing with me? |
dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa |
Can they come a-dancing dancing, dancing |
dTigeas a damhsa dom? |
Can they come a-dancing with me? |
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Goirm i gconai gconai |
Laugh always, always |
Goirm i gconai dom |
Always laugh for me |
Goirm i gconai gconai gconai |
Laugh always, always, always |
Maidin De Luain a b'fhearr |
Monday morning is best |
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Buachaill aniar aniar |
A boy from the west, the west |
Buachaill aniar a b'fhearr |
A boy from the west is best |
Buachaill aniar aniar aniar |
A boy from the west, the west, the west |
Is cailin o Shliabh na bPeann |
And a girl from Peann Mountain |
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Buachaill maith suiste suiste |
A good boy a-threshing, a-threshing |
Buachaill maith suiste a b'fhearr |
The best of a threshing-boy |
Buachaill maith suiste suiste suiste |
A good boy a-threshing, a-threshing, a-threshing |
Is cailin deas tuirne leann |
And a nice girl for spinning clothes |