I’d ask no dowry for Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
but for Inis Gé and the right to stalk rabbits
Óró, Sadhbh, Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
A chuisle, a stóirín, elope and leave with me
I’m a Bád Mór master on the Galway roads
I could wet nine sods and take on no seawater
Óró, Sadhbh, Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
A chuisle, a stóirín, elope and leave with me
A Bád Mór master I’ll never accept
When conditions are fair they’re not likely to stay
Óró, Sadhbh, Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
A chuisle, a stóirín, elope and leave with me
There’s not a stitch on the body of Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
But an old brown coat with no bodice nor sleeve
Óró, Sadhbh, Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
A chuisle, a stóirín, elope and leave with me
I’m a good man in a boat, a great man at the oars,
The man with shovel and loy at both ends of the ridge
Óró, Sadhbh, Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh
A chuisle, a stóirín, elope and leave with me