Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Down around the corner of the street where I reside,
There lives the cutest little girl that I have ever spied.
Her name is Rose O’ Grady and I don’t mind telling you
That she’s the sweetest little rose this garden ever grew
cho: Sweet Rosie O’ Grady,
My dear little Rose.
She’s my steady lady,
Most ev ‘ryone knows;
And when we are married,
How happy we’ll be;
I love Sweet Rosie O’ Grady and
Rosie O’ Grady loves me.
I never shall forget the day she promised to be mine
As we sat telling love-tales in the goldedn summertime
‘Twas on her finger then I placd a small engagement ring
While in the trees, the little birds, this song they seemed to sing: