One morning as I went a-fowling Bright Phoebus adorned the plain It was down by the shores of Lough Erne I met with this wonderful dame Her voice was so sweet and so pleasing These beautiful notes she did sing The innocent fowl of the forest Their love unto her they did bring It being the first time I saw her My heart it did leap with surprise I...Learn More

Down by yon green bushes near Calder’s clear stream Where me and my Annie so often have been When the hours flew past us, right happy were we It was little she thought that a soldier I’d be But it’s farewell to Annie and I must away For the King he needs soldiers and I must obey But if providence proves kind, love, until I return I will wed with...Learn More

Come all you lads of high renown that will hear of a fair young maiden And she roved out on a summer's day for to view the soldier's parading They march so bold and they look so gay The colours fine and the bands did play And it caused young Mary for to say "I'll wed you me gallant soldier" She viewed the soldiers on parade and as they stood at...Learn More

Now after morning there comes an evening And after the evening another day And after false love there comes a true love I’ll have you listen now to what I say My love he is as fine a young man As fair as any the sun shone on But how to save him I do not know it For now he’s got a sentence to be hung As he was a-marching through the streets of...Learn More

Oh it's of a jolly soldier that lately came from war He loved a fair young damsel, a damsel so fair And her fortune was so great that it could scarcely be told And she loved her jolly soldier boy because he was so bold Oh then cried the lady "I fain would be your wife But me father he is cruel and he'd surely take me life" He drew out his sword...Learn More

Come all you bold sportsmen and listen to my story It’s about noble Stewball that gallant racing pony Arthur Marble was the man that first brought Stewball here For to run with Miss Griesel on the Plains of Kildare O the fame of his actions we’ve heard of before But now he is challenged by young Mrs. Gore For to run with Miss Griesel that handsome...Learn More

It fell out upon one Martinmas time When snow lay on the border There came a troop of soldiers here To take up their winter quarters [Chorus] With me right fol adle edle idle a-dee-o With me right fol adle edle eyrie And they rode east and they rode west And they rode o’er the border And there they met with a nicе little girl And she was a...Learn More