As I Roved Out

Fiddler's Green

And who are you me pretty fair maid 
And who are you me honey 
She answered to me quite modestly: 
I am me mother's darling 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie 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 devil the one would hear us 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie oh 

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 devil the one did hear us 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie oh 

Then she took me by the lily-white hand 
And she led me to the table 
Saying: "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy 
To drink it if you're able" 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie oh 

Then I got up and I made the bed 
And I made it nice and aisy 
Then I got up and I laid her down 
Saying "Lassie, are you able?" 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie oh 

And there we lay till the break of day 
And devil the one did hear us 
Then I arose and put on my clothes 
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you" 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie oh 

And when will ye return again 
And when will we get married 
When broken shells make christmas bells 
We might well get married 
With me tooryay, fol de diddle day 
Dire fol de diddle dairie oh