Here is another "Air far al al o" song, a song for waulking/fulling the newly woven tweed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFzaQlt5EP0

Air far al al ó
O hao ri rì ó
Air far al al ó
O hao ri rì ó

O ho hì iù ó
Air far al al ó
O hao ri rì ó

Luaidhaibh athaiseach leam. O ho hì…
Tha sinne ‘n seo ceathrar
Urra bharrachd air triùir
Cha b’ fhuilear dhuinn ochdnar
‘S urra choltach air stiùir
Ach ma théid sinn air adhart
Nì sinn tadhal ‘san Dùn
Far bheil Ruaidhridh mac Iain
Mac athar mo rùin
Fiach am faigh sinn a’ bhiorlinn
No ‘m faod e tabhairt dhùinn
Mura faigh sinn a’ bhiorlinn
Fiach am faigh sinn am bàta
Chaidh a chàradh as ùr.

“Chan fhaigh sibh a’ bhiorlinn
‘S chan fhaod mi tabhairt dhùibh
‘S ann a gheibh sibh a’ choite
‘S i bu choltaiche dhùibh
Nuair a dh’fhalbhas na Faoilich
Théid na saoir os a cionn.”

Gu dé niste nì mise
Ma bhristear mo ghlùn?
Ma bhristear gum bristear
Ma bhristear ‘s oil leam.
Cha dean mi ceum astair
Gun tacsa ri m’ chùl
‘S mi ‘m bothan gun tughadh
‘S an t-snigh’ os mo chionn.

translation

waulk effortlessly with me.
There are four of us here,
one more than three.
There should be eight of us,
with a skillful one steering.
But if we go ahead
we can visit the castle
where Roderick son of John is,
the son of a father who is dear to me.
Perhaps we’ll get the galley
if he will give it to us.
If we don’t get the galley
perhaps we’ll get the boat
that has just been repaired.

“You won’t get the galley –
I can’t give it to you.
You‘ll get the dinghy –
That’s more suitable for you!
When winter is over
the carpenters will see to her.”
What shall I do
if my knee is broken?
It certainly is broken –
unpleasant for me!
I can’t go a step
without support at my back.
I am in a hut that needs thatching
with the drips on my head.

source (with sheet music at the bottom of document)
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3.spanglefish.com/s/10130/documents/songs/air%20fair%20al%20al%20o.pdf

via Sgioba Luaidh InbhirChluaidh