The Galway Girl
Whirlwind Romance on the Salthill Prom: The Galway Girl's Allure
Lyrics
Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
Beginning of the narrator's walk on the old long walk.
Of a day-I-ay-I-ay
Expressing the day with a rhythmic refrain.
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
Narrator meets a girl during the stroll.
Of a fine soft day-I-ay-I-ay
Describing the pleasant weather of the day.
cnd I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do ?
Asking a rhetorical question about the girl.
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
Describing the girl's physical features.
cnd I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
Narrator realizes his interest in the girl.
'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl
Expressing the intention to take a walk with the Galway girl.
We were halfway there when the rain came down
Narrator and the girl are caught in the rain.
Of a day-I-ay-I-ay
Rhythmic refrain indicating the continuation of the day.
She asked me up to her flat downtown
The girl invites the narrator to her apartment.
Of a fine soft day-I-ay-I-ay
Describing the pleasant weather again.
cnd I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do?
Rhetorical question about what to do in the situation.
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
Reiteration of the girl's physical features.
I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
Narrator takes the girl's hand and dances with her.
cnd I lost my heart to a Galway girl
Narrator expresses falling in love with the Galway girl.
When I woke up I was all alone
Narrator wakes up alone with a broken heart.
With a broken heart and a ticket home
Narrator's emotional state after the night with the girl.
cnd I ask you now, tell me what would you do
Rhetorical question about how others would react in the same situation.
If her hair is black and her eyes were blue
Reiteration of the girl's physical features.
I've traveled around I've been all over this world
Narrator reflects on his travels and emphasizes the uniqueness of the Galway girl.
Boys, I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl
Final statement about the extraordinary nature of the Galway girl.
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