THE GALWAY ROGUE As recorded by The McNulty Family, Decca (12118 B), 1937.
1. So it was near the town of Bandon one fine mornin' last July, I met an Irish colleen; she winked as she went by. Says I: "I came from Galway and I'm lonesome and alone, And won't you kindly tell me where I'll find the Blarney Stone?"
CHORUS: Says she: "There's Blarney Stone in Kerry; there's Blarney Stone in Clare. There's Blarney Stone in Dublin; there's plenty in Kildare. There's a Blarney Stone in Wicklow, and a big one in Athlone. Yerra, the devil a town in Ireland but you'll find a Blarney Stone."
2. Says she: "I know you came from Galway; I could tell that by your brogue. I never met a Galway man but was an awful rogue, But as long as you're a stranger where the River Shannon flows, The only Blarney Stone I know is underneath my nose." CHORUS
3. Her Irish smile it broadened and she winked a roguish eye. My heart did start to pumpin'; I thought I'd surely die. I rolled her in my arms and she never gave a moan, And I kissed the bloomin' roses from the Bandon Blarney Stone. CHORUS
- - - I believe this song has also been recorded under the titles THE BLARNEY STONE and THE BANDON BLARNEY STONE.