This, in its original form, was a song that was introduced during the 1940s and 50s by Elizabeth Cronin (1876-1955) of west Co. Cork, which is an Irish-speaking area known as a Gaeltacht. Mrs. Cronin was well known for introducing songs such as ‘Lord Gregory’ and ‘The Kangaroo’. I learned the tune setting from local musicians Brian Miller, flute, and Nathan Gourley, fiddle.

 ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 B c2 B c2 B | ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 d d2 e d2 ^c |
 ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 B c2 B c2 B | ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 d d2 c d3 ||
 d2 e =f2 e f2 d | A2 B c2 B c3 | d2 e =f2 e f2 d | A2 d c2 e d=fd |
 d2 e =f2 e f2 d | A2 B c2 B c3 | d2 A A2 G F2 G | A2 d d2 e d2 ^c ||
 ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 B c2 B c2 B | ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 d d2 e d2 ^c |
 ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 B c2 B/d/ c2 B | ABA A2 G F2 G | A2 d d2 c d3 ||
 d2 e =f2 e f2 d | A2 B c2 B c2 c | d2 e =f2 e f2 d | A2 d c2 e d=fd |
 d2 e =f2 e f2 d | A2 B c2 B c3 | d2 A A2 G F2 G | A2 d d2 e d3 |