the galway girl

well

i took a stroll on the old long walk

of a day -i-ay-i-ay

i met a little girl and we stopped to talk

of a fine soft day -i-ay

and i ask you

friend

what's a fella to do

'cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

and i knew right then i'd be takin' a whirl

'round the salthill prom with a galway girl

we were halfway there when the rain came down

of a day -i-ay-i-ay

and she asked me up to her flat downtown

of a fine soft day -i-ay

and i ask you

friend

what's a fella to do

'cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

so i took her hand and i gave her a twirl

and i lost my heart to a galway girl

when i woke up i was all alone

with a broken heart and a ticket home

and i ask you now

tell me what would you do

if her hair was black and her eyes were blue

i've traveled around i've been all over this world

boys

i ain't never seen nothin' like a galway girl