now in sailor s clothes granuaile did go a bold sea captain from top to toe her clans and children were the greatest care of grace o malley of grace o malley who never did despair her trade was maintenance by land and sea two hundred loyal men were her army no other captain was as skilled or brave as grace o malley as grace o malley who ruled the stormy wave now they had not sailed far from clew bay when she spied a vessel bound for galway those are sea merchants grania did cry and granuaile and granuaile will stop that ship or die she stopped that ship and they took its store she returned to old erin s shore with spanish brandy she walked along did granuaile did granuaile who sweetly sang a song now queen elizabeth did once suggest she would name grace a countess oh no says grace that would never do for grace o malley for grace o malley is as great a queen as you the queen of connacht by land and sea her strength commanded fierce loyalty her wealth provided for manies the clans of grace o malley for grace o malley seawoman of ireland