hbh mise s mo bhean bheag l gabhil a bthar myself and my wife were walking the highway s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree is c chsfaidh dinn ach gruagach an ir bhu and whom should we meet but the golden haired groogach cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui d fhiafair s domhsa an non domh an igbhean he asked me to say if my wife was my daughter s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree a s dirt m fin gurb mo bhean phsta i answered him truly she was my life partner cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui d tabharfaidh t domhsa choche go deo will you give her to me for life and for ever s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree muna ndanfaidh t sin liom dhanfaidh m n cir leat and if you refuse me i m likely to harm you cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui gabh thusa na mulla gus mise na minte you go the highways and i ll go go the byways s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree s ca bith fear a leanfaidh s bodh s go deo aige and whoever she follows can claim her for ever cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui chuaigh seisean na mulla gus mise na minte he went the highways and i went the byways s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree gus lean s an gruagach b aige a bh n ige so she followed the groogach as he was the younger cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui d fhill m na bhaile go buartha crite i returned to my home dejected and broken s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree gus shuigh m sos ar mo leabaidh tr rithe for three quarters i lay down alone and forlorn cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui d fhan s amuigh aige bliain is tr rithe she stayed with the groogach for a year and three quarters s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree agus thinig s na bhaile mo mhalla gan nire and then she returned a disgraced and shamed molly cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui a ghiolla ada istigh caid mar at t oh servant in yonder how well are you feeling s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree mar is olc le mo charaid is maith liom mo nmhaid in spite of my friends i still like my enemies cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui caid a dhanf d bhfaighinnse bs uait what would you do if in death i should leave you s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree chuirfinn ort cnair dara na gcig gclr with five oaken boards i d make a coffin to suit you cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui cuach inniu agus cuach amrach a hug today and a hug tomorrow s or gr mo chro is oro gra mo chree gus cuach bheag eile achan l go ceann rithe and another wee hug everday through the season cuach mo lon dubh bu cooach mo lon du bui