Eileen Og (video)

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1. Eileen Og, an' that the darlin's name is,

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through the Barony her features they were famous.

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If we loved her, then who was there to blame us,

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for wasn't she the Pride of Petravore ?

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But her beauty made us all so shy,

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not a man could look her in the eye.

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Boys, oh boys, sure that's the reason why,

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we're in mournin' for the Pride of Petravore.

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Eileen Og, me heart is growin' grey,

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ever since the day you wandered far away.

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Eileen Og, there's good fish in the say,

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but there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore.

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2. Friday at the fair of Ballintubber,

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Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber.

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I'd like to set me mark upon the robber,

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for he stole away the Pride of Petravore.

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He never seemed to see the girl at all,

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even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl.

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Lookin' big and masterful when she was lookin' small,

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most provokin' for the Pride of Petravore.

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Eileen Og, me heart is growin' grey,

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ever since the day you wandered far away.

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Eileen Og, there's good fish in the say,

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but there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore.

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3. Boys, oh boys, with fate 'tis hard to grapple.

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of my eyes 'tis Eileen was the apple.

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Now to see her walkin' to the chapel,

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with the hardest featured man in Petravore.

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Now, boys, this is all I have to say,

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when you do your courtin' make no display.

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If you want them to run after you, just walk the other way,

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for they're mostly like the Pride of Petravore.

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(The Dubliners)