Lyrics Oh, Mama - Aoife O'Donovan

When I was a barmaid,
You were my mead
When I was a brave knight,
You were my steed
When I was so lonesome,
I wanted to cry
You came to me in the night
You cried o Mama, sing me a love song
Pour me some bourbon
Lay me down low
O baby my poor heart is breaking
I feel the ground shaking
Right under my feet.
Just put me to sleep
When I was a sailor
You were my land
Always receding nowhere to stand
And when I fell over
You were the whale
You picked me on on your tail
You cried o Mama, sing me a love song
Pour me some bourbon
Lay me down low
O baby my poor heart is breaking
I feel the ground shaking
Right under my feet.
Just put me to sleep
When I was a farmer you were my rain
When I was a young lover
You were my pain
When all the fireflies that we trapped in jars
Escaped last night under the stars
You cried, o darling, sing me a love song
Pour me some bourbon,
And lay me down low
Mm baby, your poor heart is breaking
I feel the ground shaking
Right under my feet
Oo mama,
Sing me a love song
Pour me some bourbon
And lay me down low
Oo baby, poor heart is breaking
I feel the ground shaking
Right under my feet
Just put me to sleep
Put me to sleep