The Galway Shawl

At Oranmore
In the 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

She wore no jewels
Nor costly diamonds
No paint or powder
No, none at all
She wore a bonnet
With a ribbon on it
And round her shoulder
Was the Galway Shawl

I played "The Blackbird"
And "The Stack of Barley"
"Rodney's Glory"
And "The Foggy Dew"
She sang each note
Like an Irish linnet
And tears within
Her eyes of blue

'Twas early, early
All in the morning
I hit the road
For old Donegal
Said she: Goodbye, Sir
She cried and kissed me
My heart remained
With the Galway Shawl

She wore no jewels
nor costly diamonds
No paint or powder
No, none at all
She wore a bonnet
With a ribbon on it
And round her shoulder
Was the Galway Shawl

She wore no jewels
Nor costly diamonds
No paint or powder
No, none at all
She wore a bonnet
With a ribbon on it
And round her shoulder
Was the Galway Shawl