She played the fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love with an English man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"

I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar
She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
She asked me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm?
Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on?
She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding as a shotgun
Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance

You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love with an English man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
With my pretty little Galway Girl
You're my pretty little Galway Girl

You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room
As last orders were called was when she stood on the stool
After dancing to Cèilidh singing to trad tunes
I never heard Carrickfergus ever sang so sweet
A capella in the bar using her feet for a beat
Oh, I could have that voice playing on repeat for a week
And in this packed out room swear she was singing to me

You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love with an English man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
My pretty little Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl

And now we've outstayed our welcome and it's closing time
I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine
Our coats both smell of smoke, whisky and wine
As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night
I walked her home then she took me inside
To finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine
I swear I'm gonna put you in a song that I write
About a Galway Girl and a perfect night

She played the fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love with an English man
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
Said, "Baby, I just want to dance"
My pretty little Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl

Preklad:

Hrala na husle v írskej skupine,
ale zamilovala sa do anglického muža.
Pobozkal som ju na krk a potom som ju vzal za ruku,
povedal som: "Zlato, chcem len tancovať".

Stretol som ju na Graftonskej ulici pred barom,
podelila sa so mnou o cigaretu, zatiaľ čo jej brat hral na gitaru.
Spýtala sa, čo znamená to gaelské tetovanie na mojom ramene,
povedal som, že je to jedna z piesní môjho kamaráta, chceš sa napiť?
Dala si Jamieho zapitie, Jacka len tak pre zábavu
Dostala Arthura na stôl, s Johnnym zaobchádzala ako s brokovnicou
Rozprávali sme sa ešte viac, dali sme si drink na bare
A pustili Van na jukeboxe, potom sme šli tancovať

Viete, hrala na husle v írskej skupine,
ale zamilovala sa do anglického muža.
Pobozkal som ju na krk a potom som ju vzal za ruku,
povedal som: "Zlato, chcem len tancovať"
so svojím pekným dievčaťom z Galway
Ty si moje pekné dievča z Galway

Viete, porazila ma v šípkach a potom v biliarde
a potom ma pobozkala, akoby v miestnosti nikto ďalší nebol.
Keď sa prijímali posledné objednávky, stála na stoličke
po tanci na Cèilidh, spievala tradičné piesne.
Nikdy som nepočul tak pekne zaspievaný Carrickfergus.
Acapella v bare, používala svoje nohy pre tempo.
Ten hlas by som mohol počúvať bez prestávky celý týždeň,
a aj v tej preplnenej miestnosti by som prisahal, že spievala mne.

Viete, hrala na husle v írskej skupine,
ale zamilovala sa do anglického muža.
Pobozkal som ju na krk a potom som ju vzal za ruku
Povedal som: "Zlato, chcem len tancovať"
Moje pekné dievča z Galway
Moje, moje, moje, moje, moje, moje dievča z Galway
Moje, moje, moje, moje, moje, moje dievča z Galway
Moje, moje, moje, moje, moje, moje dievča z Galway

A zostali sme príliš dlho a už je záverečná.
Držal som ju za ruku,  jej ruka držala moju.
Oba naše kabáty zapáchali od dymu, whisky a vína.
Naše pľúca sa plnili chladným vzduchom noci.
Odprevadil som ju domov a ona ma pozvala dnu,
aby sme dojedli Doritos a dopili ďalšiu fľašu vína.
Prisahám, že o tebe napíšu pieseň
o dievčati z Galway a dokonalej noci.

Hrala na husle v írskej skupine,
ale zamilovala sa do anglického muža
Pobozkal som ju na krk a potom som ju vzal za ruku,
povedal som: "Zlato, chcem len tancovať".
Moje pekné dievča z Galway
Moje, moje, moje, moje, moje, moje dievča z Galway
Moje, moje, moje, moje, moje, moje dievča z Galway
Moje, moje, moje, moje, moje, moje dievča z Galway