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Chorus:
| Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas | |
| Dilín ó deamhas ó dí | |
| Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas ó deamhas ó | |
| Dilín ó deamhas ó dí | |
| She didn’t dance at all | (Shake your head) |
| She didn’t dance today | (Shake your head and point your index finger from side to side in front of you) |
| She didn’t dance at all at all no | (Shake your head) |
| She didn’t dance today | (Shake your head and point your index finger from side to side in front of you) |
| Caithfimid suas is suas | |
| Caithfimid suas an páiste | |
| Caithfimid suas í suas is suas í | |
| ‘S tiocfaidh sí ‘nuas amárach | |
| Throw her uppity up | (Raise your arms up or lift up your child) |
| Throw her up so high | (Raise your arms up or lift up your child higher) |
| Throw her uppity up up up | (Raise your arms up or lift up your child higher still) |
| And she will come down nearby | (Bring your arms down or bring your child down) |
Verse in Irish:
| Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas | |
| Dilín ó deamhas ó dí | |
| Dilín ó deamhas ó deamhas ó deamhas ó | |
| Dilín ó deamhas ó dí | |
| Cuirfead mo rún chun suain, | |
| Cuirfead mo rún ‘na luí, | |
| Cuirfead mo rún chun suain go ciúin, | |
| Le dilín ó deamhas ó dí. | |
| Is buachaill maith súiste súist’ | |
| Is buachaill maith súiste Páid, | |
| Is buachaill maith súiste súiste súist’ | |
| Is cailín deas túirn’ í Cáit. | |
| Is buachaill aniar aniar, | |
| Is buachaill aniar an fear, | |
| Is buachaill aniar aniar aniar, | |
| ‘S is cailín ón sliabh a bhean. | |
| Caithimis suas is suas é, | |
| Caithimis suas an páiste, | |
| Caithimis suas is suas is suas é, | |
| ‘S tiocfaidh sé ‘nuas amárach. |
Verse in English:
| She didn’t dance at all | (Shake your head) |
| She didn’t dance today | (Shake your head and point your index finger from side to side in front of you) |
| She didn’t dance at all at all no | (Shake your head) |
| She didn’t dance today | (Shake your head and point your index finger from side to side in front of you) |
| I will put my Dear to sleep | (Place your palms together and you’re your head on the back of your hand) |
| I will lay my Dear down | |
| I will quietly put my Dear to sleep | (Place your palms together and rest your head against the back of your hand) |
| With dilín ó deamhas ó dí. | |
| The boy is good at thrashing (corn) | (Mimic cutting corn using a scythe*) |
| Pat is a good boy at thrashing | (Mimic cutting corn using a scythe) |
| The boy is good at thrashing | (Mimic cutting corn using a scythe) |
| Kate is good with the spinning wheel. | (Use one arm in front of you to make a large circular motion, repeat) |
| The boy is from the west side | (Point to the west) |
| The boy is from the west side | (Point to the west) |
| The boy is from the west side | (Point to the west) |
| His wife is the girl from the mountain. | (Touch the tips of your fingers together, above your head forming a triangle with your arms) |
| Throw him up and up | (Raise your arms up or lift up your child) |
| Throw the child up | (Raise your arms up or lift up your child higher) |
| Throw him up and up and up | (Raise your arms up or lift up your child higher still) |
| And he will come down tomorrow | (Bring your arms down or bring your child down) |
* A scythe is an agricultural tool used for mowing grass or cutting crops.
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Date Created: December 14, 2012
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