Rose of Tralee lyrics

The pale moon was rising above the green mountain,

The sun was declining beneath the blue sea;

When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountain,

That stands in the beautiful Vale of Tralee.

She was lovely and fair as the roses of the summer,

Yet it was not her beauty alone that won me;

Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,

That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.

 

 

The cool shades of evening their mantle were spreading

And Mary all smiling sat listening to me;

The moon through the valley her pale rays were shedding

When I won the heart of the Rose of Tralee.

She was lovely and fair as the roses of the summer,

Yet it was not her beauty alone that won me;

Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,

That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.

 

 

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