| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi
| Peggy my friend and Peggy my heart
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| Ce he an fear fada ud timpeall an ti
| What is that long man around the house
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
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| A Pheadar mo chara is a Pheadar mo chroi
| Peter my friend and Peter my heart
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| Sin e do mhaicin nach bhfaca tu riamh
| That's your son you've never seen
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheadar mo chroi
| Oh hi ho, Peter my heart
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| Shuil mise thoir agus shuil mise thiar
| I looked east and I looked west
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| Is feasog ar leanbh ni fhaca me riamh
| I have never seen a baby beard
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
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| A Pheadar mo chara is a Pheadar mo chroi
| Peter my friend and Peter my heart
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| Eirigh do sheasamh 'gus reitigh greim bia
| Stand up and prepare a bite to eat
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| O ho a Pheadar mo chroi
| Oh ho Peter my heart
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| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi
| Peggy my friend and Peggy my heart
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| Nil ins an teach ach aon greim mine bui
| There is only one bite of yellow meal in the house
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
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| A Pheadar mo chara is a Pheadar mo chroi
| Peter my friend and Peter my heart
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| In iochtar mo mhala ta caca mine bui
| At the bottom of my eyebrow is a yellow meal cake
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| O ho a Pheadar mo chroi
| Oh ho Peter my heart
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| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi
| Peggy my friend and Peggy my heart
|
| Ta an caca seo ro fada nil in aon chaoi bui
| This shit is too long and in no way yellow
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi
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| 'S a Pheadar mo chara, suifimis sios
| And my dear Peter, let's sit down
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| Na fagfas an baile chomh 's mhairfeas me riamh
| Don't leave the town as I will ever live
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| O ho a Pheadar mo chroi
| Oh ho Peter my heart
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| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi
| Peggy my friend and Peggy my heart
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| Ce he an fear fada timpeall an ti
| Ce he the long man around the ti
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheigin
| Oh hi ho, a Pheigin
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a Pheigin
| Oh hi ho, a Pheigin
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| O ho o hi ho ha
| O ho o hi ho ha
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| O hi ho, a ghra geal mo chroi | O hi ho, the white love of my heart |