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The Galway Girl by Steve Earle

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