Lyrics & Music By: The Chieftains





I know my love by his way of walking

And I know my love by his way of talking

And I know my love dressed in a suit of blue

And if my love leaves me, what will I do?



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And still she cried, "I love him the best,

And a troubled mind, sure can know no rest"

And still she cried, "Bonny boys are few,

And if my love leaves me, what will I do?"



There is a dance house in Maradyke

And there my true love goes every night

He takes a strange girl upon his knee

Well now don't you think that that vexes me?



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If my love knew I can wash and wring

If my love knew I can sew and spin

I'd make a coat of the finest kind

But the want of money sure leaves me behind



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I know my love is an arrant rover

I know he'll wander the wild world over

In dear old Ireland he'll no longer tarry

An American girl he's sure to marry



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What will I do