STEP IT OUT MARY

In the village of Kildory lived a maiden young and fair,
She had eyes as bright as diamonds, she had long and golden hair.
A country man came riding to her father's cottage gate,
He came on a milk white stallion, he came at the stroke of eight.

Sir I come to court your daughter, Mary of the golden hair,
I have gold and I have silver, I have wealth beyond compare.
I will buy her silks and satins and a gold ring for her hand,
I will build for her a mansion, she'll have servants to command.

But kind sir I love a soldier, I have promised him my hand,
I don't want your gold and silver I don't want your house and land.
Then up spoke her father sharply, you will do as you are told,
You will take the rich man's offer, you will wear the ring of gold.

In the village of Kildory there's a deep stream running by,
They found Mary there at midnight, she was drowned with her soldier boy.
From the curragh there came laughter, you could hear her father say,
Step it out Mary my fine daughter, Sunday is your wedding day.