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This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Na Casaidigh (The Cassidys). It appears on their 1998 album Singing From Memory.
Chuaigh mé 'un aonaigh is dhíol mé mo bhó Ar chúig phunta airgid is ar ghiní bhuí óir Má ólaim an t-airgead 's má bhronnaim an t-ór Ó cad é sin don té sin nach mbaineann sin dó?
Má théim go coill chraobhach ag piocadh sméara nó cnó 'Baint úllaí de ghéaga nó 'bhuachailleacht bó Má shíním seal uaire faoi chrann ag déanamh só Ó cad é sin don té sin nach mbaineann sin dó?
Má théimse chuig airneál is rince is spórt Chuig aonach is rásí's gach cruinniú den tsórt Má chím daoine súgach 's má bhím súgach leo Ó cad é sin don té sin nach mbaineann sin dó?
Deir daoine go bhfuil mé gan rath is gan dóigh Gan earra gan éadáil, gan bólacht ná stór Má tá mise sásta 'bheith' mo chónaí i gcró Ó cad é sin don té sin nach mbaineann sin dó?
Tá aithne agam ar chailín deas cheasta is cóir A píob mar an eala 's a leacain mar rós Má bhíonn sí is mise un inid faoí sheol Ó cad é sin don té sin nach mbaineann sin dó?
Má ólaim an t-airgead 's má bhronnaim an t-ór Ó cad é sin don té sin nach mbaineann sin dó?
I went to the fair and I sold my cow For five pounds in silver and a guinea in gold Should I drink all the money and hand out the gold It's nobody's business, let them leave me alone
I could go to the woods and pluck berries or nuts And apples from branches, even herding the cows Should I lie 'neath the trees for some hours in repose It's nobody's business, let them leave me alone
I'd visit the neighbors for dancing and fun Markets, the races, and gatherings galore If I see merry people then merry we'll be It's nobody's business, let them leave me alone
They say I'm a waster and down on my luck No goods or fine clothing, no stock or no store Should I live in a stable contented and free It's nobody's business, let them leave me alone
I know this girl, she's kind and she's fair Her neck like the swan and her cheek like the rose Should we set out together for a far-distant shore It's nobody's business, let them leave me alone
Should I drink all the money and hand out the gold It's nobody's business, let them leave me alone
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