THE RIVER ROE - addendum

When she came up to him he thus to her did say:
I'm glad to meet you here, my love, on this very day
I'm glad to meet you her, love, the way that I will know;
If you're going to wed with me and dwell beside the river Roe.
She modestly did answer and said she was content,
I kissed and embraced her, and away both went:
We were married next evening, as you will shortly know,
She had serrvants to attend her, and she dwell upon the Roe.

It was within ten miles of Newton, convenient to the tide,
You'll find my habitation convenient to the soil,
You'll see ships from Limerick sailing down the silvery tide,
And the lads and lassies sparking along the river side,
Farewell to friends and parents, and to the flowing quay,
Likewise my old acquaintance, and I have no time to stay;
Here is health to my own sweetheart, the girl that you know,
And we will sing to the maid that dwells along the river Roe.