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Curfá: A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm 'S a Sheáin Bháin, bréag mé A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm Is tabhair sa gcoca féir mé
Nach deas a d'fhás an coiricín Nach deas d'fhás an círín Nach deas a d'fhás an coiricín Ar Chaitlín Ní Ghríofa
(Curfá)
Shúil mise Sasana An Fhrainc uilig trí chéile Is ní fhaca mé aon siobaire Ba dheise ná do chírín
Nach deas an baile an baile seo Nach deas an baile é Maoras Nach deas an baile chuile baile Ach Claidhneach glas na bhfaochain
A Mháire, má tá tú ag scarúint uaim Mo mhíle slán go deo leat Nach deas mar chuirfinn fataí dhuit Níos fearr ná bhainfinn móin dhuit
Nach olc an t-am a d'imigh tú 'S an fómhar ann go díreach Is gan éinne ar an mbaile seo Ná bean óg le thú chaoineadh
Is cuma liom cá rachaidh tú Is cuma liom cá mbíonn tú Is cuma liom cá rachaidh tú Ach thú beith ann san oíche
A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm 'S a Sheáin Bháin, bréag mé A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm Nár phóg tú aréir mé
Chorus: Fair-haired Sean, catch me Fair-haired Sean, lie to me Fair-haired Sean, catch me And take me into the cock of hay
It's lovely the way the cock's crest grows It's lovely the way the hen's crest grows It's lovely the way the cock's crest grows For Kathleen Griffin
(Chorus)
I walked to England France all together And I never saw a crest as nice As the one on your hen
Isn't this town nice? Isn't Maoras a nice town? Isn't every town nice? Except Clidhnach, green with periwinkles
Mary, if you're leaving me A thousand farewells Wouldn't I sow your potatoes well Even better than I'd cut turf for you
Didn't you go at a bad time And autumn just here And no one here No young woman to cry for you
I don't care where you go I don't care where you are I don't care where you go As long as I have you at night
Fair-haired Sean, catch me Fair-haired Sean, lie to me Fair-haired Sean, catch me Didn't you kiss me last night?
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