I am a young fellow who's easy and bold

In Castletown Conner, I'm very well-known

In Newcastle West, I spent many a night

With Kitty and Judy and Mary

My parents rebuked me for being such a rake

And for spending my time in such frolicsome ways

But I ne'er could forget the good nature of Jane

Agus fágaimíd siúd mar atá sé

And some say I'm foolish and some say I'm wise

And many a women who think it no crime

The son of King David had ten thousand wives

And his wisdom was highly regarded

In Euclid and grammar, they taught me to write

But my heart, it was stolen by a pair of brown thighs

She came from the mountains, her stockings were white

I'd love to be tied to her garter

And some you'll hold on to and some you'll forego

In Devonshire's treasures are twenty times more

But he's laid on his back among nettles and stones

Agus fágaimíd mar atá sé

And when I am dead and I'm laid to my rest

My wives and my children will come at my wake

They'll gather together and offer a prayer

To the Lord for the soul of their father