Well when I first came to town
They called me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune
They call me Katie Cruel
And when I first came to town
They bought me drinks a'plenty
Now they've changed their tune
Hand me the bottles empty
And if I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
Oh diddle aye, hum diddle aye, diddle ay
Through the woods I am going
Down through the boggy mires
Straightway down the road
And to my heart's desire
And if I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
Oh diddle aye, hum diddle aye, diddle ay
Well when I first came to town
They called me the roving jewel
Now they've changed their tune
They call me Katie Cruel
And when I first came to town
They bought me drinks a'plenty
Now they've changed their tune
Hand me the bottles empty
And if I was where I would be
Then I'd be where I am not
Here I am where I must be
Where I would be, I cannot
Oh diddle aye, hum diddle aye, diddle ay
Lankum Songs Lyrics and Chords
- Willow Garden
- The Turkish Reveille
- The Granite Gaze
- Déanta in Éireann
- Bad Luck to the Rolling Water
- The Townie Polka
- Peat Bog Soldiers
- Sergeant William Bailey
- What Will We Do When We Have No Money?
- Hunting the Wren
- The Pride of Petravore
- The Dark Eyed Gypsy
- Katie Cruel
- Bear Creek
- Ode to Lullaby
- The Young People
- The Wild Rover
- The Turn
- On a Monday Morning
- Fugue III
- Lord Abore and Mary Flynn
- The New York Trader
- Netta Perseus
- Fugue II
- Newcastle
- Master Crowley's
- Fugue I
- Clear Away in the Morning
- Go Dig My Grave