LHIGEY, lhigey dyg yn vargey.
Soorey er ny inneenyn
Marish ny oanraghyn jiargey,
Lhigey, lhigey fey-ny-laa.

Lhigey, lhigey dys yn vargey,
Soorey er ny inneenyn
Marish ny, oanraghyn vreckey,
Lhigey, lhigey fey-ny-laa.

GALLOP, gallop to the fair,
Courting the girls
With the red petticoats,
Gallop, gallop all the day.

Gallop, gallop to the fair,
Courting the girls
With the speckled⁺ petticoats,
Gallop, gallop all the day.

+ The number of verses depended on the ingenuity of the singers in remembering various coloured petticoats.

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