Lyrics:

As I walked out one May morning to take a pleasant air
I saw a pretty girl walkin' by with roses in her hair
I stepped right up, and I said to her, 'Pretty girl, I think you're grand'
She answered me and said, 'Of course, I come from Ireland'

Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye eye
I come from Ireland

'That's very nice I'm sure', I said, 'You do the country proud
But would ya like to take a walk somewhere beyond the crowd'?
She said that was a pleasant thought so we began to roam
And soon we reached a building grand where this girl made her home

Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye eye
Whack to where this girl made her home

She asked me to take off my coat and rest myself a while
She stepped into another room which caused me for to smile
She soon came back to where I sat, she didn't keep me long
And sittin' down beside me said, 'I think I'll sing a song'

Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye eye
Whack diddle diddle, polly wolly doo
I think I'll sing a song

And so this girl began to sing in a voice both loud and clear
She sang of dear old Ireland, the country she held dear
She sang me songs I'd never heard, she learned them from her mother
And when one song was finished, well, she'd start out with another (Start out with another)

Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye eye
Whack diddle diddle, polly wolly doo
She'd start out with another

The hours went slipping quickly by 'til daylight all had gone
The night came all around us, and still she sang right on
And when the morning came at last, I said, 'I have to go
It's been a very pleasant time' and now this much I know

Ireland has leprechauns
She suffered many wrongs
Ireland has peat bog fires
And an awful lot of songs

Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye doh
Whack, whack, diddle dee, eye oh
Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye doh
Whack, whack, diddle dee, eye oh
Polly wolly roo, whack doo rye doh
Whack, whack