Oh, here I am from Paddy's land
A land of high renown
I broke the hearts of all the girls
For miles from Keady town
But when they hear that I'm awa'
They raise a hullabaloo
When they hear about the handsome lad
They called O'Donaghue
For I'm the boy to please her
And I'm the boy to tease her
I'm the boy to squeeze her up
And I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll court her like an Irishman
With me brogue and blarney, too
With me gonna be Rollikin, swollikin, hollikin, gollikin
Bold O'Donaghue
Now I wish me love was a red, red rose
Grown over on yon garden wall
And me to be a dew drop
And upon her brow I'd fall
Perhaps now she might think of me
As a rather heavy dew
But no more she'll take a notion
Of the Bold O'Donaghue
For I'm the boy to please her
And I'm the boy to tease her
I'm the boy to squeeze her up
And I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll court her like an Irishman
With me brogue and blarney, too
With me gonna be Rollikin, swollikin, hollikin, gollikin
Bold O'Donaghue
Now I heard that queen Victoria
Has a daughter fine and grand
And perhaps she'll take it into her head
For to marry an Irishman
And if I could only get a chance
To have word or two
Well I'm sure she'll take a notion
Of the Bold O'Donaghue
For I'm the boy to please her
And I'm the boy to tease her
I'm the boy to squeeze her up
And I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll court her like an Irishman
With me brogue and blarney, too
With me gonna be Rollikin, swollikin, hollikin, gollikin
Bold O'Donaghue
For I'm the boy to please her
And I'm the boy to tease her
I'm the boy to squeeze her up
And I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll court her like an Irishman
With me brogue and blarney, too
With me gonna be Rollikin, swollikin, hollikin, gollikin
Bold O'Donaghue