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The Galway Girl by Steve Earle

Well, I took a (1)____________ on the old long walk
Of a day -i-ay-i-ay
I met a little girl and we (2)______________ to talk
Of a fine soft day -i-ay-i-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was (3)__________ and her eyes were blue
And I (4)________ right then I'd be takin' a whirl
'Round the salthill prom with a galway girl
We were halfway there when the rain came down
Of a day -i-ay-i-ay
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
Of a (5)________ soft day -i-ay-i-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her (6)________ was black and her eyes were blue
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
And I lost my heart to a galway girl
When I woke up I was all alone
With a (7)____________ heart and a ticket home
And I ask you now, tell me what would you do
If her hair was black and her (8)________ were blue
I've traveled around I've been all over this world
Boys I ain't never (9)________ nothin' (10)________ a galway girl
Answers:
(1) stroll(2) stopped(3) black(4) knew(5) fine(6) hair(7) broken(8) eyes(9) seen(10) like