Danny Doyle - Red Haired Mary

Ah it was going to the Fair in Dingle,
One fine morning last July,
When going down the road before me,
A red-haired girl I chanced to spy.

Will I stepped up to her, says I "Young Lady,
Now me donkey, he will carry two."
She looked at me, her eyes a-twinkle
And her cheeks they were a rosy hue.

"Will thank you kindly, sir, "she answered
then she tosed her bright red hair
"Will seeing as how you've got your donkey,
I'll ride with you to the Dingle Faire."

Ah but when we reached the fair in Dingle,
I took her hand for to say goodbye.
And a tinker man moved up close beside me,
And hit me right in my left eye.

Keep your hands off Red Haired Mary,
Her and I are to be wed.
We're seein' the priest this very morning,
And tonight we'll lie in the marriage bed.

Ah now I was feelin kinda peevish,
and My poor old eye felt sad and sore,
so I tapped him gently with my hobnails
And he flew back through Tim Murphy's door.

Keep your hands off Red Haired Mary,
Her and I are to be wed.
We're seein' the priest this very morning,
And tonight we'll lie in the marriage bed.

Then a policeman he came round the corner,
Told me I had broke the law.
But the donkey kicked him in the ankle,
And he fell down and smashed his jaw.

Keep your hands off Red Haired Mary,
Her and I are to be wed.
We're seein' the priest this very morning,
And tonight we'll lie in the marriage bed.

But the red haired girl, she kept on 'smiling,
"Ah young man, I'll come with you," she said.
We'll forget the priest this very morning,
Ah tonight we'll sleep in Murphy's shed.

Keep your hands off Red Haired Mary,
Her and I our to be wed.
We're seein' the priest this very morning,
And tonight we'll lie in the marriage bed.