Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile
Bheadh buachaillín deas ag Síle
Dá bpósadh sí mé mar fhear
Mharóinn an breac ar an taoide
Is coinín ar an ndumhaigh chomh maith
Ní iarfainn leí capall ná caoire
Airgead buí ná geal
Mar go mb'fhearr liomsa agam mar mhnaoí í
Ná aon inion rí dar mhair
Tá máithair gan taise ag Síle
Is ní bhraitheann sí a croí rómhaith
Tá sparán mór fada aici líonta
Ag lorg talamh gan cíos le fear
Chuma léi ard é nó íseal
Ba chuma léi buí nó geal
Ó ba chuma léi cam é nó díreach
Ach bheith aige caoire is ba
Ní mar sin mar mheasann mo Shíle
B'fhearr léi mise na míle fear
Mar is meidhreach sea sheinnfinn ar phíob di
'S is greannta do rincfinn dreas
Chuirfinnse i dtalamh na síolta
Is bhainfinn arís thar n-ais
'S nuair a thiocfainnse abhaile ní bhruíonfainn
Ach ag reacaireacht grinn lem' shearc
Tá mo mhargadh socair le Síle
Is ní bhrisfeadh Éire ar fad
Gan spleáchas dá máthair ná muintir
Rachaidh sí chun cinn gan stad
Pósfainn sa chathair an mhí seo
'S an sagart á dhíol go maith
Is ní dóichí go bhfanam sa tír seo
Ach ag reachtaireacht síos amach
Sheila Would Have a Nice Boy
Sheila would have a nice boy
If she married me as a man
I’d kill the trout on the tide
And the rabbit on the dune, too
I wouldn’t ask for horses or sheep
Yellow silver or gold
As I would prefer to have her
Than any king’s daughter who lived
Sheila’s mother is frigid
And doesn’t feel much empathy in her heart
She’s got a large wallet looking for
Rentable land with a man
He could be tall or short
He could be fair or dark
Oh, he could be hunched or stand-up straight
As long as he owns sheep and cows
My Sheila doesn’t think that way
She’d prefer me to a thousand men
Surely, I’d play my pipes for her
And dance in a funny outfit
I’d sow the seeds in the ground
And come back and reap them
And I wouldn’t be quarrelling
But laughing, and caring for my beloved
My bargain is made with Sheila
And all of Ireland would not break it
Without dependence on her her mother or family
She will go, without stopping
I would get married in the city this month
And the priest will be paid well
I am unlikely to stay in this country
But roaming, from here on-out