Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò Turas Dhòmhsa Chon Na Galldachd Bha min call 's cha robh mi buinnig Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
My heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang for My Trip to Scotland I had money and I wasn't poor, my heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang
S ann a dh'fhaigmeachd dhìom mo bhràthair
"
It was my brother who stole it from me,
Cà 'n do dh'fhàg thu 'm fhichead gini?
Where did you spend my twenty guineas?
Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
My heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang
Innsidh mi sin dhut an-dràsta Far 'n do dh'fhàg thu mi h-uile sgillinn Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
I'll tell you now Where you left me every penny, my heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang
Thug mi gini air a' bhàta Thug mi sàbhailt tro Chaol Mhuile Hì liù hò leò...
I spent a guinea on the boat I made savings crossing the Sound of Mull, my heart goes bang for...
S thug mi tacan falbh na sràide Le tè bhàn mo gruaige duinne Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
And I spent a while walking the streets With a fair girl, for my hair is dark, my heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang
Cheannaich mi dhu gùn dhen t-sìoda
'
I bought myself a dress of silk,
S na frìneachan bha ga chumail Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
And the ribbons that held it together, my heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang
Cheannaich mi dhi brògan àrda Gus a sàilean chumail tioram Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
I bought myself some high boots And their heels kept me dry, my heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang
S ged a gheibhinn aois Mhaoil Ciarain Cha ghabhainn airgead iasaid tuilleadh
And though I live to the age of Malachi, I'll never borrow money again
Hì liù hò leò Hògaibh ò mo ghaol a' chruinneag Hì liù hò leò
My heart goes bang for Hobaig, oh my lovely sweetheart, my heart goes bang