Em D
One evening for pleasure I rambled
Bm D Em
On the banks of some cold purling stream
Em D
I set down on a bed of primroses
Bm D Em
And I gently fell into a dream
Em
I dreamt that I saw a fair female
Bm
Her equal I never saw before
Em D
And I sighed for the laws of our country
Bm D Em
As we stray there on Ireland’s green shore
[Verse 2]
Em D
Her cheeks were like two bloomin’ roses
Bm D Em
Her teeth were like ivory so white
Em D
Her eyes shone like two sparkling diamonds
Bm D Em
Or the stars on some cold frosty night
Em
She was dressed in the richest attire
Bm
And green was the mantle she wore
Em D
All bound down with the hemlocks and the roses
Bm D Em
As we stray there on Ireland’s green shore
[Verse 3]
Em D
Transgression of joy I awoken
Bm D Em
I found this was only a dream
Em D
That pretty fair female had fled me
Bm D Em
I longed to be slumbering again
Em
May the heavens above be her guardian
Bm
Though I know I’ll never see her anymore
Em D
May the goldest sunbeam shine upon her
Bm D Em
As she lies sleeping on Ireland’s green shore
[Verse Stub]
Em D
One evening for pleasure I rambled
Bm D Em
On the banks of some cold purling stream
Em D
I set down on a bed of primroses
Bm D Em
And I gently fell into a dream
