Lyrics
They lead a peaceful merchants life, a maiden paced upon that quay, the middlewatch was she patrolling
A maiden paced upon that quay, about yourself and my condition
She was a mother in a jiffy, they lead a peaceful merchants life The, you sons of dan o connels isle
When that young buck went out a-courting, stood johhny doyle in gorgeous raiment, beginning by the carlisle bridge
For there upon that gilded poop, till mary s child grew self supporting
And headed east for foreign waters, well the captain thought her name was bill
That raided round the hot equator, and mary on the quarterdeck, he leaved me all alone she said
A story with a pius moral, when that young buck went out a-courting The, by marriage lines she s mrs doyle
She was a mother in a jiffy, it s true but full of deep contrition, she signed on board of a pirate barque
well the sails unfurled while the capstan turned
She signed on board of a pirate barque, my song is for to demonstrate Doyle, for there upon that gilded poop
Well the captain thought her name was bill, she signed on board of a pirate barque
The middlewatch was she patrolling, they re happy now in sweet ringsend
She wept like one bereft of reason, he leaved me alone in melancoly, stood johhny doyle in gorgeous raiment
about yourself and my condition
and sail the seven seas for johnny
His one good eye with joy it twinkles, but how her poor old heart would break
They re happy now in sweet ringsend, they sailed across the harbour bar Dubliners, and suddenly became exclaiment
Stood johhny doyle in gorgeous raiment, his one good eye with joy it twinkles
Her situation was precarious, there sailed a sweet and virtuos creature, and with them hairy buccaneers
And with them hairy buccaneers, till mary s child grew self supporting
And headed east for foreign waters, by marriage lines she s mrs doyle Johnny, for it s all about a fair young man
The scooner scudded down the liffey, oh johnny doyle s me love it s true