The Galway Shawl

[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus]

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 shoulders was the Galway shawl

[Verse 2]

I played "The Black Bird," "The Stack of Barley"

"Rodney's Glory" and "The Foggy Dew"

She sang each note like an Irish linnet

And tears swelled in 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

[Chorus]

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 shoulders 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