She played the fiddle
in an Irish band
But she fell in love
with an English man
Kissed her on the neck
and then I took her by
the hand
Said, "Baby,
I just want to dance"
I met her on Grafton
street right outside
of the bar
She shared a cigarette
with me while her
brother played the
guitar
She asked me what
does it mean, the Gaelic
ink on your arm?
Said it was one of my
friend's songs, do you
want to drink on?
She took Jamie as a
chaser, Jack for the fun
She got Arthur on the
table with Johnny
riding a shotgun
Chatted some more,
one more drink at
the bar
Then put Van on the
jukebox, got up to
dance
You know,
she played the fiddle
in an Irish band
But she fell in love
with an English man
Kissed her on the neck
and then I took her by
the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want
to dance"
With my pretty
little Galway Girl
You're my pretty
little Galway Girl
You know she beat me
at darts and then she
beat me at pool
And then she kissed me
like there was nobody
else in the room
As last orders were
called was when she
stood on the stool
After dancing to Cèilidh
singing to trad tunes
I never heard
Carrickfergus ever sang
so sweet
A capella in the bar
using her feet for a
beat
Oh, I could have that
voice playing on repeat
for a week
And in this packed out
room swear she was
singing to me
You know,
she played the fiddle
in an Irish band
But she fell in love
with an English man
Kissed her on the neck
and then I took her by
the hand
Said, "Baby,
I just want to dance"
My pretty little
Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my,
my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my,
my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my,
my, my Galway Girl
And now we've
outstayed our welcome
and it's closing time
I was holding her hand,
her hand was holding
mine
Our coats both smell
of smoke, whisky and
wine
We fill up our lungs
with the cold air of the
night
I walked her home
then she took me inside
To finish some Doritos
and another bottle
of wine
I swear I'm gonna put
you in a song that
I write
About a Galway Girl and
a perfect night
She played the
fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love
with an English man
Kissed her on the neck
and then I took her
by the hand
Said, "Baby,
I just want to dance"
My pretty little
Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my,
my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my,
my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my,
my, my Galway Girl
