Martin, I also thought we had a thread on this, but it took a lot of looking to find it. Turns out we had a thread (click), but no lyrics were ever posted. Fergie, bless you for remedying that.

The Folk Music Index says an alternate title is "Adieu Lovely Erin," recorded in 1979 by Donal Maguire, and in 1986 by John Faulkner. The Keane recording (issued 2000) calls it traditional.

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Fergie, I edited one word into your transcription. Can I ask you to listen again and see if you agree? If you disagree, I'll remove it. Here's what I hear on the Keane recording:

When my enemy assaileth me no dagger I drew
He was of a savage temper, with a smile I did subdue
The noble bonds of charity I held all in my view,
From my childhood with Sweet Erin the Green.

I don't know that I would accept "Erin the Green" as a legitimate alternate title - where'd that come from? The usual Erin the Green is a completely different song.

-Joe-