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Red Haired Mary
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As I was going to the fair in Dingle one fine morning last July,
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On the road I saw before me a red-haired maiden passing by.
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"Come ride with me, my red-haired maiden. my donkey can carry two
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She looked at me, her eyes a-twinkling her cheeks a lovely rosy hue.
Chorus:
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Keep your hands off red Mary she and I will soon be wed
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We'll see the priest this very morning tonight we'll lie in a marriage bed.
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When we reached the town of Dingle I took her hand to say good-bye
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A tinker, he walked up beside me and punched me hard in my left eye.
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I was feeling kind of peevish and my poor old eye was sad and sore
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I tapped him gently with my hobnail, and he flew back to Murphy's door
CHORUS
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He ran off to find his brother the biggest man I ever did see
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He tapped me gently with his knuckles and I was minus two front teeth
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And then the police came round the corner
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He said, "Son you broke the law."
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When my donkey kicked him in the kneecaps
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He fell down and broke his jaw. CHORUS
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The red-haired maiden just stood there smiling
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I'll come with you, young man, she said.
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We'll skip the priest this very morning
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Tonight we'll lie in Murphy's shed CHORUS |
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