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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 (1)________ right (2)________ I'd be takin' a whirl
'Round the salthill prom (3)________ 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 (4)________ soft day -i-ay-i-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a (5)__________ to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes (6)________ 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, (7)________ me what 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 (8)__________ seen nothin' (9)________ a galway girl
Answers:
(1) knew(2) then(3) with(4) fine(5) fella(6) were(7) tell(8) never(9) like