Níl Sé Ina Lá

Chuaigh m isteach I dteach arir
Is d'iarr m cairde ar mhnaoi an leanna
Is dirt s liom "n bhfaighidh t deor
Buail an bthar is gabh abhaile."

Curf:
Nl s ina l, nl a ghr
Nl s ina l is n bheidh go maidin
Nl s ina l is n bheidh go fill
Solas ard at sa ghealaigh.

Chuir m fin mo lmh I mo phca
Is d'iarr m briseadh scillinge uirthi
Is dirt s liom "suigh sos ag bord
Is b ag l anseo go maidin."

Curf

"éirigh I do shu, a fhear an t
Cuir ort do bhrst is do hata
Go gcoinne t ceol leis an duine cir
A bheas ag l anseo go maidin."

Curf

Nach mise fin an fear gan chill
A d'fhg mo chos in mo scornaigh?
D'fhg m lan orm fin
Is d'fhg m san ar dhaoine eile.

Translation

I went into a tavern, and the barkeep
Doesn't much care for the look of me
I look like I've got no money on me
She tells me to hit the road.

I put my hand into my pocket
I asked if she could break a shilling
She said to me "sit down at the table
You'll be drinking here 'till morning."

She roused the man of the house
Tells him to get up, put his trousers and hat on
And go out and find a musician to entertain me
So I'll stay here drinking until morning.

Was I the man without sense
To leave my money when I'd been scorned?
I left woefully
I left a sign to other people.