http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Dubliners:I%27ll_Tell_Me_Ma

I'll tell me ma
when I go home
the boys won't leave
the girls alone
they pulled my hair
they broke my comb
but thats alright
til I get home
she is handsome she is pretty
she is the belle of belfast city
she is courting one, two, three
please can you tell me who is she
albert mooney says he loves her
all the boys are fighting for her
they knock at the door
and they ring at the bell saying
"oh, my true love are you well"
out she comes as white as snow
with rings on her fingers
and bells on her toes
ol' jenny murray says she'll die
if she doesn't get a man with a roven eye
let the wind and the rain and the breeze blow high
and the snow come falling from the sky
jenny murray says she'll die
if she doesn't get a man with a roven eye
one young man is fighting for her
all the rest they swear they'll have her
let them all say as they will
albert mooney loves her still
I'll tell me ma
when I get home
the boys won't leave
the girls alone
they pulled my hair
they broke my comb
but thats alright
til I get home

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God, I haven't heard this song in maybe 30 years. My dad's parents were both from Ireland, so needless to say we heard a lot of Irish music when we were growing up. Brings back some fond memories. *promote.

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>> ^kronosposeidon:
God, I haven't heard this song in maybe 30 years. My dad's parents were both from Ireland, so needless to say we heard a lot of Irish music when we were growing up. Brings back some fond memories. promote.


Ta KP!

Haha, I came here to say what KP said! Minus the 30 years part, of course. My dad actually used to sing this to me as a kid before bed. Fond memories indeed. A good drinking song, too!

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My mother told me a story, when she was about 20, circa 1960, her and her sister would have to walk home from work past a building site and all the lads would whistle and cat call etc. So they mentioned this at home and my grandmother had a word with the foreman.

Next day, as they walked past the site, 40 or 50 guys were all positioned on the scaffolding waiting to sing "I'll tell my ma, when I go home....". My mam said they had a hard time keeping a straight face until they were out of sight!

I always think of that story when I hear that song

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