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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

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I walked to England
France all together
And I never saw a crest as nice
As the one on your hen

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Isn't this town nice?
Isn't Maoras a nice town?
Isn't every town nice?
Except Clidhnach, green with periwinkles

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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

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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

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Fair-haired Sean, catch me
Fair-haired Sean, lie to me
Fair-haired Sean, catch me
Didn't you kiss me last night?