I climb the hilltop, I search the ocean
To see my boatman, my heart�s devotion
When will I see him, today, tomorrow
Wil�t ever come, love, to comfort me?

Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
So fare thee well love, where�er ye be

From passing boatmen I�d soon discover
If they had seen him, my only lover
They never answer, I�m always chided
�Tis foolish here to wait for thee

Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
So fare thee well love, where�er ye be

What of the promise to bring his lady
A silken gown and a tartan plaidie
A ring of gold that would show his portrait
That gown and ring I will never see

Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
So fare thee well love, where�er ye be

I cannot hide it my heart�s devotion
Is not a season�s brief emotion
His love since girlhood enthralled has held me
And ne�er shall fade �til my dying day

Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
Fear a bhata na horo eile
So fare thee well love, where�er ye be