BARNEY

Here I am, an Irish girl, a jolly girl am I
For singing and for dancing, sure all troubles I defy
I fell in love with an Irish boy, to me he's just a charm
And blue-eyed is my Barney, and he lives down on the farm

Chorus:
He's the neatest, and the sweetest is my Barney
He comes from the lakes of Killarney
And on Saint Patrick's Day sure we'll both be going away
Then I'll be married to my Barney

Have you ever seen my Barney in the fields at early morn
With a scythe across his shoulders as he tripped through the corn
To be so young and beautiful, he loves no-one but me
And I'm waiting for the day to come, whem Barney'll marry me

Collected by Nellie Walsh for Ireland's Own magazine
MJR ^^