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This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Altan and sung by vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. It appears on Runaway, t more...

This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Altan and sung by vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. It appears on Runaway, the sixth studio album by Altan, released in July 1997.

 

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Irish

English

I went to the market
And traded my cow
For five pounds in money
And a gold guinea coin
If I drank all the money
And my gold I did share
Since it's no one's concern
Then so no one should care

If I go to the green woods
Wild berries to store
Plucking apples from bowers
Or herding the cows
If I relax in the shade
For an hour or more
Since it's no one's concern
Then so no one should care

If I go to the céilís
To dances or sports
Attend markets and races
And events of that sort
If I see people merry
And their merriment share
Since it's no one's concern
Then so no one should care

People are saying
I'm a cad gone astray
Without goods or possessions
No cow and no care
If it's my own desire
To live in a craw
Since it's no one's concern
Then so no one should care

I went to the market
And traded my cow
For five pounds in money
And a gold guinea coin
If I drank all the money
And my gold I did share
Since it's no one's concern
Then so no one should care

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