Red-haired Mary
As I was going to the fair of Dingle
One fine morning last July
A fine young man came up behind me
"Red-haired Mary," did he cry
"Will you come with me, my red-haired Mary?
The donkey, he can carry two"
I looked at him, me eyes did twinkle
Me cheeks, they were a rosy hue
"Thank you kindly, sir," I answered
Then tossed me light red hair
Says I, "Will you hold the donkey
And I'll ride with you to the Dingle fair"
When we reached the town of Dingle
He caught me hand to say good-bye
Hit him in his left eye
Chorus:
Take your hands off red-haired Mary
She and I are to be wed
We were with the priest this very morn
Tonight we'll lie in our marriage bed
Well, he was feeling very peevish
His poor eye was sad and sore
He kicked the tinker with his hobnails
Knocked him through Tom Murphy's door
He galloped off to meet his father
The tallest man you e'er did see
He tapped him gently with his knuckles
And now he's missing two front teeth
Oh and I, the happy cailin
"Man, with you I'll go," I said
"Never mind the priest this very morn
Tonight we'll sleep in Murphy's shed"
(Chorus)
Around the corner came a peeler
Told him I had broke the law
The donkey kicked him on the kneecap
He fell down and broke his jaw
Through the fair we roamed together
His black eye and my red hair
Gazing gaily at the tinker
Weren't we the happy pair?
(Chorus 2x)
María pelirroja
Caminando hacia la feria de Dingle
Una hermosa mañana de julio pasado
Un joven apuesto se acercó por detrás de mí
'¡María pelirroja!', me gritó
'¿Vendrás conmigo, María pelirroja?
El burro puede llevar a dos'
Lo miré, mis ojos brillaron
Mis mejillas estaban sonrosadas
'Gracias amablemente, señor', respondí
Luego sacudí mi cabello rojo claro
Le dije, '¿Podrías sostener al burro
Y yo iré contigo a la feria de Dingle?'
Cuando llegamos al pueblo de Dingle
Él tomó mi mano para despedirse
Le di un golpe en su ojo izquierdo
Coro:
Quita tus manos de María pelirroja
Ella y yo nos vamos a casar
Estuvimos con el cura esta misma mañana
Esta noche dormiremos en nuestra cama de casados
Bueno, él se sentía muy malhumorado
Su pobre ojo estaba triste y adolorido
Pateó al gitano con sus clavos
Lo empujó a través de la puerta de Tom Murphy
Cabalgó para encontrarse con su padre
El hombre más alto que hayas visto
Lo golpeó suavemente con sus nudillos
Y ahora le faltan dos dientes frontales
Oh y yo, la feliz muchacha
'Hombre, contigo me iré', dije
'No importa el cura esta misma mañana
Esta noche dormiremos en el cobertizo de Murphy'
(Coro)
Dobló la esquina un policía
Le dijo que había quebrantado la ley
El burro lo pateó en la rodilla
Cayó y se rompió la mandíbula
Por la feria deambulamos juntos
Su ojo morado y mi cabello rojo
Mirando alegremente al gitano
¿No éramos la pareja feliz?
(Coro 2x)