One of my daughter's favorites. Barry Gleason does an excellent rendition of this on his CD "Path across the Ocean". Of this version he says it was collected by Angela Bourke in 1775/76 & her source was Brid an Gamha, Carna, Co. Galway.

THE FALSE, FALSE FLY

"Oh, where are you going?"
Said the false, false knight
To the lovely little child on the road.
"I am going to my school"
Said the lovely little child
Who was only but seven years old.

"What have you in your bag?"
Said the false, false knight
To the lovely little child on the road.
"I have my bread and books"
Said the lovely little child
Who was only but seven years old.

"Will you come along with me?"
Said the false, false knight
To the lovely little child on the road.
"No, I won't go with you"
Said the lovely little child
Who was only but seven years old.

"I will give you a ball"
"Yeah, but you'd be lord of all"

"What is rounder nor a ring"
"The earth is rounder nor a ring"

"What is higher than that tree?"
"Heaven's higher than that tree"

"What is deeper than the sea?"
"Hell is deeper than the sea"

Then he went all on fire
'Twas the devil in disguise.

Barry