When her talk went to my heart my heart rose.

We had only to go across the three fields,

We had daylight with us to Ballylee.

The table was laid with glasses and a quart measure,

She had fair hair, and she sitting beside me;

And she said, “Drink, Raftery, and a hundred welcomes,

There is a strong cellar in Ballylee.”

O star of light and O sun in harvest,

O amber hair, O my share of the world,

Will you come with me upon Sunday