S? I brought you a dress
I found on the side of the road
and though I know you're deservin' of the best
it's all I could be bringin' ya on my own
and S? this dark and flowered dress
I washed it out by hand till the flowers shone
reminding me of how you stand out from the rest
your smiling eyes in these darkened days we've known

(chorus:)
chuir s?irthi ?she put it on)
chuir s?irthi ?she put it on)
an g?dubh 's bl?anna (the dark and flowered dress)
chuir s?irthi ?she put it on)

S? you're young and in your prime
and me my hair's already turnin' gray
and oh how the tongues will go clickety-clack in time
how the dogs will bark when the caravan's on its way
and S? in spite of all of this
in the mist behind of Jimmy Long's house
my memory does linger long on a kiss
till this moon ran away behind the clouds

(repeat chorus)

S? not to frighten you away
but there are crosses by the side of the road
where many a traveler has met up with his fate
and mine will be no different I know
and S? a traveler you would be
if this dark and flowered dress you would wear
but though your heart be broken, though the priests turn you away
I could love you well if you would only dare

(repeat chorus)