PRETTY IRISH GIRL
From the film "Darby O'Gill And The Little People" (1959)
(Lawrence Edward Watkin / Oliver Wallace)


Sean Connery (Film Soundtrack) - 1959
Ruby Murray & Brendan O'Dowda - 1959
Rex Allen - 1961






Have you ever seen the seagulls
A-flyin' o'er the heather
Or the crimson sails on Galway Bay
The fishermen unfurl


Oh, the earth is filled with beauty
And its gathered all together
In the form and face and dainty grace
Of a pretty Irish girl


Oh, she's my dear, my darlin' one
Her eyes so sparklin' full of fun
No other, no other
Can match the likes of her


She's my dear, my darlin' one
My smilin' and beguilin' one
I love the ground she walks upon
My pretty Irish girl


Have you ever seen the morning in 
Kerry and Killarny 
When the dew is on the hayrick 
And ev'ry drop a pearl
 
When the geese are full of blarney 
And the thrush is singing Gaelic 
And standing in the doorway 
Is a Pretty Irish Girl 


Oh, she's my dear, my darlin' one
Her eyes so sparklin' full of fun
No other, no other
Can match the likes of her


She's my dear my darlin' one
My smilin' and beguilin' one
I love the ground she walks upon
My pretty Irish girl


When I'm parted from my darlin' 
My sighs would sail a schooner 
And when I cannot reach her, sure 
My tears would turn a mill
 
Since she cannot be unkind 
To any helpless creature 
I think that I will marry me
A pretty Irish Girl


Oh, she's my dear, my darlin' one
Her eyes so sparklin' full of fun
No other, no other
Can match the likes of her


She's my dear my darlin' one
My smilin' and beguilin' one
I love the ground she walks upon
My pretty Irish girl