In Oranmore, in County Galway
One pleasant evening in the month of May
I spied a damsel she was young and handsome
Her beauty fairly took my breath away

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She wore no jewels, no costly diamonds
No paint no powder, no none at all
She wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And on her shoulder was a Galway shawl

We kept on walking, she kept on talking
Till her fathers cottage it came into view
Said she Come in , Sir, and meet my father
And for to please him play the Foggy Dew

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I played the Blackbird, the Stack of Barley
Rodney's Glory and the Foggy Dew
She sang each note like an Irish Linnet
And the tears flowed from her eyes of blue

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'Twas early, early, all in the morning
I took the road for old Donegal
Said she Goodbye Sir, I dried my eye for
My heart remained with the Galway shawl

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