In Dublin Town there lives a girl
Fairer than the flower I'm wearin'
Rose Donoghue, all fresh and new
And I love her past all carin'

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And there she goes, my Ringsend Rose In God's garden there's none rarer And there she goes, my Ringsend Rose Dublin Town has seen none fairer

Sweet seventeen, my seamstress queen
She's no bigger than a thimble
Soft satin skin, street Arab's grin
Sure she makes the work look simple

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Three yards of lace to walk with grace
And the golden ring she's askin'
The saving's slow, ah, but still I know
That our love is everlastin'

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