I would I were on yonder hill
It's there I'd sit and cry my fill
And every tear would turn a mill
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan
I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel
I'll sell my only spinning wheel
To buy my love a sword of steel
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan
Siuil, Siuil, Siuil a ruin
Siuil go sochair agus Siuil go ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan
I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red
And it's round the world I'll beg for bread
Until my parents would wish me dead
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
I wish I had my heart again
And vainly think I'd not complain
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan
And now my love has gone to France
to try his fortune to advance
If he e'er comes back 'tis but a chance
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan
Siuil, Siuil, Siuil a ruin
Siuil go sochair agus Siuil go ciuin
Siuil go doras agus ealaigh liom
Is go dte tu mo mbuirnin slan