The Galaway Shawl - Zonin

At oranmore in the county galway

One pleasant evening in the month of may

I spied a damsel she was young and handsome

Her beauty fairly took my breath away

She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds

No paint or powder no none at all

But she wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it

And round her shoulder was a galway shawl

We kept on walking she kept on talking

'Till her father's cottage came into view

She said "come in sir and meet my father

And play to please him the foggy dew "

She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds

No paint or powder no none at all

But she wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it

And round her shoulder was a galway shawl

I played the blackbird and the stack of barley

Rodney's glory and the foggy dew

She sang each note like an Irish linnet

Whilst the tears stood in her eyes of blue

She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds

No paint or powder no none at all

But she wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it

And round her shoulder was a galway shawl

'Twas early early all in the morning

I hit the road down for old donegal

And she was crying i has leanter

And my heart remained with that galway shawl

She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds

No paint or powder no none at all

But she wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it

And round her shoulder was a galway shawl