I wish I was on yonder hill
'Tis there I'd sit and cry my fill
Until every tear would turn a mill
You are my safe soul
(after each verse):
Walk, walk, walk my secret
Walk to benefits and walk quietly
Walk to the door and escape with me
It is you my whole life
I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel
I'll sell my only spinning wheel
To buy my love a sword of steel
I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red
And 'round the world I'll beg my bread
Until my parents shall wish me dead
I wish I had my heart again
And vainly think I 'd not complain
Is that you're my heart
But now my love has gone to France
To try his fortune to advance
If he e'er comes back, 'tis but a chance
Is go tú mo múirnín slân
(Translation from Gaeilge/Irish)
Go, go, go, my love
Go quietly and go peacefully
Go to the door and fly with me
And may you go safely, my darling