When I was a youth I rambled,
The hillsides night and day
When I was only seventeen,
My heart was light and gay,
But tomorrow I am leaving,
from places all around,
And I'm leaving lovely Mary,
The Pride of Tralee Town

For i met her in the springtime
at a dance near banna's strand
to see her and her companions,
they'd be dancing hand in hand
she looked so slim and lovely,
in her dark green, velvet gown
and i fell in love with mary, the pride of tralee town


I asked her if, she'd take the floor
and dance some steps with me.
we did 'the Siege of Ennis'
and some polkas wild and free
her hair in long black tresses, for her shoulders sailing down
and i danced the feet with mary, the pride of tralee town

For the summer months,
we courted, beneath the Kerry stars
we sang out all the old ballads
In the Ballybunion bars
For the castle green we wandered,
And the silver moon beamed down
when i kissed my darling mary, the pride of tralee town

For the golden leaves of autumn, gave way to winters cold
and another came a-courting her, and he stole her heart of gold
for he had many acres, in the townlands all around.
And it with, he showered at Mary, the pride of tralee town

So farewell my good companions, I take the morning train
i'm bound for south australia, and you won't see me again
he's a richer, but no better man, so my tears come tumbling down,
For the fair fond hearted Mary, The Pride Of Tralee Town
For the fair fond hearted Mary, The Pride Of Tralee Town

Finished :D