Tell Me Ma
Unrequited Love in Belfast City
Lyrics
I'll tell me ma when I go home
I will inform my mother when I return home.
The boys won't leave the girls alone
The boys persistently pursue the girls.
They pull my hair, they stole me comb
They tease me by pulling my hair and stealing my comb.
But that's alright when i go home
Despite the teasing, it's acceptable when I go home.
She is handsome, she is prety
She is attractive and lovely.
She's the belle of belfast city
She is considered the most beautiful woman in Belfast city.
She is a courting. One. Two. Three
She is actively involved in courtship.
Please won't you tell me who is she?
Asking for information about her, possibly from the singer.
Now Albert Mooney says he loves her
Albert Mooney claims to love her.
All the boys are fighting for her
There is fierce competition among boys for her affection.
Knocking on the door and ringing on the bell
People are trying to get her attention by knocking and ringing.
Saying:"Oh my true love, are you well?"
Expressing concern for her well-being.
Down she comes as white as snow
She descends, looking pure and elegant.
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
Adorned with rings and bells, emphasizing her beauty.
Old Johnny Murphy says she'll die
Johnny Murphy predicts her demise if she doesn't choose a suitor.
If she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye
Highlighting the importance of finding a faithful partner.
Let the wind and the rain and the hail come high
Facing challenges, but she remains resilient.
And the snow come shoveling from the sky
Enduring difficulties like wind, rain, hail, and snow.
She's as nice as apple pie
Complimenting her, saying she's as nice as apple pie.
She'll get her own lad by and by!
Confident that she will find her own love eventually.
When she gets a lad of her own
Anticipating the time when she will have a partner.
She won't tell her ma when she comes home
She will keep her romantic affairs secret from her mother.
Let them all come as they will
Welcoming everyone, but her heart belongs to Patrick Murphy.
But it's Patrick Murphy she loves still!
Expressing enduring love for Patrick Murphy.
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