The Bold O Donaghue

    THE BOLD O'DONOHUGHE

     Here I am from Paddy's land, a land of high renown
     I broke the hearts of all the girls from miles of Keady town
     And when they hear that I'm awa' they raise a hullaballoo
     When they hear about the handsome lad they call O'Donoghue.

Chorus: For I'm the boy to please her and I'm the boy to tease her
        And I'm the boy to squeeze her and I'll tell you what I'll do
        I'll court her like an Irishman
        With me brogue and blarney too is me plan
        With me rollikin, swollikin, gollikin, wollikin, bold O'Donoghue.

     I wish me love was a red red rose grown on yon garden wall
     And me to be a dew drop and upon her brow I'd fall
     Perhaps now she might think of me as a rather heavy dew
     Nor more she'd love the handsome lad they call O'Donoghue.

     They say that Queen Victoria has a daughter fine and grand
     Perhaps she'd take it into her head to marry an Irishman
     And if I could only get the chance to have a word or two
     Perhaps she'd take a notion to the bold O'Donoghue.