I am a young fellow that’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 Jenny
Agus fágaimíd siúd mar atá sé
There’s some say I’m foolish, there’s some say I’m wise
But being fond of the women I think is no crime
For 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
But being from the mountains, her stockings were white
And I’d love to be tied in her garter
And some you’ll fuss over, and some you’ll forego
And though Devonshire’s treasure’s are twenty times o’er
He’s lying on his back amidst nettles and stones
Agus fágaimíd siúd mar atá sé
And when I am dead and I’m laid to my rest
My women and children will keen at my wake
They’ll gather around and they’ll offer a prayer
To the Lord for the soul of their father