Maggie - The Cheeky Celt
I met her down by Galway Bay
Where the evening kissed the tide
With a ribbon in her auburn hair
And the moonlight in her eyes
She laughed like rain on cobblestone
She danced like fire and art
And before I knew the song was through
Maggie stole my heart
Oh Maggie, Maggie, where'd you go
With my soul beneath your shawl
You left me with an empty glass
And my name upon the wall
I've searched from Cork to Donegal
Through every pub and mart
But the devil take the girl I love
Maggie stole my heart
She told me that her love was true
As true as Irish rain
Then kissed me once outside the church
And never came again
Now father says I've lost my head
Me ma says I'm smart
For no man keeps his senses long
When a girl steals his heart
Oh Maggie, Maggie, where'd you go
With my soul beneath your shawl
You left me with an empty glass
And my name upon the wall
I've searched from Cork to Donegal
Through every pub and mart
But the devil take the girl I love
Maggie stole my heart
There's whiskey in the morning
There's sorrow after dark
There's a fiddle playing softly
For the fool left in the park
If I had one wish from heaven
One prayer before I part
I'd ask the Lord to send her back
Or give me back my heart
Now every lass with laughing eyes
Reminds me of her face
And every road that turns to home
Just leads me from the place
So raise a glass you broken men
To love's cruel little art
For the sweetest thief in Ireland's green
Was Maggie with my heart
Oh Maggie, Maggie, where'd you go
With my soul beneath your shawl
You left me with an empty glass
And my name upon the wall
I've searched from Cork to Donegal
Through every pub and mart
But God forgive the girl I love
Maggie stole my heart
I God forgive the girl I love
Maggie stole my heart