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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 stopped to talk
Of a (2)________ (3)________ day -i-ay-i-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a (4)__________ to do
'Cause her hair was (5)__________ and her eyes were blue
And I (6)________ 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 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
So I took her (7)________ 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 (8)____________ heart and a (9)____________ home
And I ask you now, tell me (10)________ would you do
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
I've traveled around I've been all over this world
Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a galway girl
Answers:
(1) stroll(2) fine(3) soft(4) fella(5) black(6) knew(7) hand(8) broken(9) ticket(10) what