Steeleye Span - Galtee Farmer lyrics
[Steeleye Span - Galtee Farmer lyrics]
Traditional
Oh there was an old Galtee farmer and
He had an old Galtee mare
He brought her to Enniscorthy boys to
Sell her at the fair
Said the son all to the father
"I'll do the best I can
The price of her is twenty guineas
But look I'll take one pound"
Up comes a Dublin buyer for
To bid I am inclined
The price of her is twenty guineas
But look I'll give one pound
So quickly then he paid for
Here before time look around
And he went into a stable and
He pulled her in behind
Put a saddle and a bridle and
A jockey all on her back
You would swear she was a racer
After coming off the track
Says the son all to the father "There's
A mare for sale close by
She looks so bright and handsome
And enticing to my eye"
She looks so bright and handsome
And the jockey turned around
Said the price of her is fifty guineas
But look I'll take five pounds
Says the son all to the father now
Be quick and make up your mind
The price of her is fifty guineas
But look he'll take five pounds
So quickly then they paid for her and
Away from the fair they went
And as they jogged along the road
They were both well content
When they came to the little cottage
At the bottom of the lane
Who should run to meet them
But the little daughter Jane
"Mamma, mamma here comes the lads
But the mare they did not sell
But they've hogged her mane
And docked her tail
But you'd know her old jog well"
"Oh, what did you get that mare clipped
For she looks so thin and old
What did you get that mare clipped
For she'll surely catch a cold
I'll sit down at the table and
I'll let my temper cool
I've been married to you these forty years
And you're only a born fool"
Oh there was an old Galtee farmer and
He had an old Galtee mare
He brought her to Enniscorthy boys to
Sell her at the fair
Said the son all to the father
"I'll do the best I can
The price of her is twenty guineas
But look I'll take one pound"
Up comes a Dublin buyer for
To bid I am inclined
The price of her is twenty guineas
But look I'll give one pound
So quickly then he paid for
Here before time look around
And he went into a stable and
He pulled her in behind
Put a saddle and a bridle and
A jockey all on her back
You would swear she was a racer
After coming off the track
Says the son all to the father "There's
A mare for sale close by
She looks so bright and handsome
And enticing to my eye"
She looks so bright and handsome
And the jockey turned around
Said the price of her is fifty guineas
But look I'll take five pounds
Says the son all to the father now
Be quick and make up your mind
The price of her is fifty guineas
But look he'll take five pounds
So quickly then they paid for her and
Away from the fair they went
And as they jogged along the road
They were both well content
When they came to the little cottage
At the bottom of the lane
Who should run to meet them
But the little daughter Jane
"Mamma, mamma here comes the lads
But the mare they did not sell
But they've hogged her mane
And docked her tail
But you'd know her old jog well"
"Oh, what did you get that mare clipped
For she looks so thin and old
What did you get that mare clipped
For she'll surely catch a cold
I'll sit down at the table and
I'll let my temper cool
I've been married to you these forty years
And you're only a born fool"