Lyrics:

hBh? mise's mo bhean bheag l? gabh?il a' b?thar Myself and my wife were walking the highway
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
Is c? ch?sfaidh d?inn ach Gruagach an ?ir bhu? And whom should we meet but the Golden Haired Groogach
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

D'fhiafair s? domhsa an 'n?on domh an ?igbhean He asked me to say if my wife was my daughter
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
A's d?irt m? f?in gurb ? mo bhean ph?sta ? I answered him truly she was my life partner
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

d'Tabharfaidh t? domhsa cho?che go deo ?? Will you give her to me for life and for ever?
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
Muna nd?anfaidh t? sin liom dh?anfaidh m?' n c?ir leat And if you refuse me I'm likely to harm you
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

Gabh thusa 'na mulla? 'gus mise 'na m?inte You go the highways and I'll go go the byways
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
'S ca bith fear a leanfaidh s? b?odh s? go deo aige And whoever she follows can claim her for ever
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

Chuaigh seisean 'na mulla? 'gus mise 'na m?inte He went the highways and I went the byways
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
'Gus lean s? an Gruagach, b'aige a bh? 'n ?ige So she followed the Groogach as he was the younger
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

D'fhill m? 'na bhaile go buartha cr?ite I returned to my home dejected and broken
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
'Gus shuigh m? s?os ar mo leabaidh tr? r?ithe For three quarters I lay down alone and forlorn
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

D'fhan s? amuigh aige bliain is tr? r?ithe She stayed with the Groogach for a year and three quarters
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
Agus th?inig s? 'na bhaile, mo Mhalla? gan n?ire And then she returned, a disgraced and shamed
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Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

A ghiolla ada? istigh caid? mar at? t?? Oh, servant in yonder how well are you feeling?
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
Mar is olc le mo charaid is maith liom mo n?mhaid In spite of my friends I still like my enemies
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

Caid? a dh?anf? d? bhfaighinnse b?s uait? What would you do if in death I should leave you?
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
Chuirfinn ort c?nair dara na gc?ig gcl?r With five oaken boards I'd make a coffin to suit you
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui

Cuach inniu agus cuach am?rach A hug today and a hug tomorrow
'S or? gr? mo chro? Is oro gra mo chree
'Gus cuach bheag eile achan l? go ceann r?ithe And another wee hug everday through the season
Cuach mo lon dubh bu? Cooach mo Lon Du Bui