Willis Taylor Songtext
von Cran

Willie Taylor and his youthful lover
Full of mirth and loyalty
First they went to the church to be married
He was pressed and sent to sea
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
She dressed herself in man′s apparel
Got on board a ship of a war
Her pretty little fingers long and slender
She gave them all a smear of tar
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Once on board there was a skirmish
She did fight among the rest
A silver button came off her tunic
And exposed her snow white breast


Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Said the captain to this fair maid
"What misfortune has brought you here?"
"I come in search of my true lover
Who you pressed the other year."
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
"If you're in search of your true lover
Pray come tell to me his name."
"Willie Taylor they do call him
But Fitzgerald is his name."
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
"If you′re in search of Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor he's not here
He has found him a rich young lady
Worth ten thousand pounds a year."
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
"If you rise early in the morning
Early at the break of day
There you'll spy your Willie Taylor
Walking along with his lady gay."
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
She rose early in the morning
Early at the break of day
There she spied her Willie Taylor
Walking along with his lady gay
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
She called to her a brace of pistols
That was brought at her command
And there she shot her Willie Taylor
With his bride at his right hand
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
When the captain came to hear it
Of the deed that she had done
He made her a ship′s commander
Over the vessel for the Isle of Man
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
I′ll tell the story of two true lovers
Come from the town of Lisnatarain
Willie Taylor was the young man
Sarah Jane was the lady's name
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum diddle o
Tally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey