Oh tell me mah when i go home, the boys wont leave the girls allone. They pull my hair, they stole my cumb but thats alright till i go home. She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the bell of belfast city. she is curting one two three, pleas wont to tell me who is she. Albert mooney says he loves her, all the boys are fighting for her. They rap at the door and they ring at the bell, saying: oh my true love are you well? Out she comes as white as snow, rings on her fingers, bells on her toes. Old jenny murphy says she'll die, if she if she doesn't get the fellow with the roving eye. Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high and the snow come shovelling from the sky. She's as nice as apple pie and she'll get her own lad by and by. When she gets a lad of her own she won't telk her ma when she gets home. Let them all come as they will, but it's albert mooney she loves still

Tell me ma when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone They pull my hair, they stole my comb Well, that's alright 'til I go home She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of Belfast City She is a-courting one, two, three Pray, won't you tell me who is she? Albert Mooney says he loves her All the boys are fighting for her Knock at the door and they ring that bell Oh, my true love, are you well? Out she comes as white as snow Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes Old Johnny Murray says, "She will die If she doesn't get the fella with the roving eye" Tell me ma when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone They pull my hair, they stole my comb Well, that's alright 'til I go home She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of Belfast City She is a-courting one, two, three Pray, won't you tell me who is she? (Belfast City, Belfast City) Let the wind and the rain and the hail blow high And the snow come a-tumbling from the sky She's as nice as apple pie (apple pie) She'll get her own lad by and by When she gets a lad of her own She won't tell her ma 'til she comes home Let them all come as they will For it's Albert Mooney she loves still Tell me ma when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone They pull my hair, they stole my comb Well, that's alright 'til I go home She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of the Belfast City She is a-courting one, two, three Pray, won't you tell me who is she? Belfast City, it's the only place to be Belfast City, it's a place for you and me Belfast City, it's the only place to be Belfast City, it's a place for you and me, yeah Tell me ma when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone They pull my hair, they stole my comb Well, that's alright 'til I go home She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of the Belfast City She is a-courting one, two, three Pray, won't you tell me who is she? Yeah, oh Tell me ma when I go home The boys won't leave the girls alone They pull my hair, they stole my comb Well, that's alright 'til I go home She is handsome, she is pretty She is the belle of the Belfast City She is a-courting one, two, three Pray, won't you tell me who is she? Belfast City, it's the only place to be Belfast City, it's a place for you and me Belfast City, it's the only place to be Belfast City, it's a place for you and me, yeah

I've got a ticket, To the fast city, Where the bells don't really ring, Getting off the plane the cold air, Rushes like bullets through my brain, And I'm divided between penguins and cats, But it's not about what animal you've got, It's about being able to fly, It's about dying nine times, Aah x 2 Walked on Broadway, Going up to falls, With the old man I used to know, The paintings on the walls of release, Are colourful but they are no Matisse, And I'm divided between penguins and cats, But it's not about what animal you've got, It's about being able to fly, It's about dying nine times, Aah x 2 It's about being able to fly, It's about dying nine times, Aah x 2

Don't wanna leave but I gotta go home Where'd you come from, where did you go? I don't recall ever feeling so low Washed up and burned out, thirty years old I'm holding out for a little romance But nobody's ever said, shut up and dance Like the way that you did babe Yeah, you made me feel something Oh, honey come back, you never told me your name What kind of game have you got me in? Whatever it is, I'd let you win Oh, now I see you with some other guy Who's fucked up and pissed off, looking to fight I never said what I wanted to say Oh, nobody's ever stood me up this way Just when I thought I was finally sane Then changed my world, then took it away Oh, honey come back, you never told me your name I should've known it would always end up this way Oh, Cupid, I'm stupid for listening You're ruthless with this goose chasing over me It's time to leave, I can't wait to get home Struggle to swim down the river I've sold I can't pretend, darling, you hit a nerve I jumped in too soon, I got what I deserved Oh, honey come back, you never told me your name I should've known it would always end up this way Oh, Cupid, I'm stupid for listening You're ruthless with this goose chasing over me Oh, Cupid you're ruthless Oh, Cupid, I'm just stupid But Cupid, this goose chase ain't over yet