Songs

Kitty My Love

by Herbert Hughes

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Text

Kitty My Love
English source: Anon.

Kitty my love will you marry me?
Kitty my love will you go?
Oh Kitty my love will you marry me?
Either say yes or say no.

I ha'e a wee brig o' praties,
An' I ha'e a liggat o' meal,
An' I ha'e a pig in the corner,
An' he's tied to a tuppenny nail.
O! Kitty, my love, will you marry me?
Either say Yes or say No, O!

I ha'e a goose that is hatchin',
Her goose eggs are under the bed,
An' I ha'e a goat that is grazing
High up on the tops o' the hedge,
O! Kitty, my love, will you marry me?
Either say Yes or say No, O!

I ha'e a ballad, a ballad,
It's all about Kitty, my dear.
An' I ha'e my granny's oul' cradle
That she bid me rock in a year.
O! Kitty, my love, will you marry me?
Either say Yes or say No, O!

Composer

Herbert Hughes

Herbert Hughes was an Irish composer, music critic and a collector and arranger of Irish folksongs. Read more here.

Poet

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