Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
Six or eight or even more,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
And my father wants me wed,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
Or at least that's what he said,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
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Oh le oh ly o a le a bach y ya
Oh le oh ly o a le a bach y ya
And I told him that I will,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
When the rivers run uphill,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
Or when the fish begin to fly,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
Or the day before I die,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
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For I have my own true love,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
Sailing far across the sea,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
And some day he'll return to me,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
And then married we will be,
Oh-alay-o-bach-y-ya.
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