Galway girl

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 wanna 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 wanna drink on

She took Jamie as a chaser
Jack for the fun
She got Arthur on the table
With Johnny riding as shot gun
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 wanna dance

With my pretty little Galway girl
You're my pretty little Galway girl

Hey

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 ceili
Singing to trad tunes

I never heard Carrickfergus
Ever sung so sweet
Acapella 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 wanna dance

My pretty little Galway girl
You're 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

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, whiskey and wine
As we fill up our lungs
With the cold air of the night

I walked her home
Then she took me inside
Finished 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 wanna 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

Hey