These are the lyrics as they are printed in "Abair Amhr n". the basic story is that a man comes courting but the crafty old woman (his sweetheart's granny?) gets him to help her twist a hay rope until he backs out of the door as the rope gets longer. Brackets indicate alternative wording in chorus

Casadh an tS£g in

A R¡ na bhfeart cad do chas ins a' d£thaigh seo m‚?
'S gur m¢ cail¡n deas a gheobhainn im' dh£thaig¡n beag f‚in;
Gur casadh m‚ isteach mar a raibh searc agus gr  geal mo chl‚ibh,
'S chuir an tseanbhean amach m‚ ag casadh an ts£g in¡n f‚ir.

c£rfa (chorus):
M  bh¡onn t£ li£m [liom], a st¢ir¡n mo chro¡,
M  bh¡onn t£ li£m [liom], b¡ li£m ¢s comhair an tsaoil;
M  bh¡onn t£ li£m [liom], b¡ li£m gach orlach de d'chro¡,
S‚ mo lom go fann nach li£m D‚ Domhnaigh thu mar mhnaoi./
[S‚ mo lom nach f n leat thu D‚ Domhnaigh mar mnaoi]

T  mo cheannsa liath le bliain is n¡ le cr¡onnacht ‚,
N¡ bheata¡d na br‚ithre na br ithre p‚ sa domhan sc‚al ‚;
Is t im i d' dhiaidh le bliain is gan f il agam ort f‚in,
'S gur geall le fia m‚' 'r slaibh go mbeadh g ir con 'na dhiaidh.

Do threabfainn, d'fhuirsinn, chuirfinn s¡ol ins a' chr‚,
'S do dh‚anfainn obair shocair,  lainn, mh¡n, r‚idh,
Do chuirfinn cr£ f‚n each is mire shi£il riamh ar f‚ar,
Is n  h‚alaodh bean le fear n  d‚anfadh san f‚in.