Courtin' In The Kitchen - Gaelic Storm

Come single belle and beau, unto me pay attention

Don’t ever fall in love, it’s the devil’s own invention

Once I fell in love with a lady so bewitching

Miss Henrietta Bell out of Captain Kelly’s kitchen

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

At the age of seventeen I was 'prenticed to a grocer

Not far from Stephen’s Green, where Miss Henry used to go sir

Her manners were so fine, she set my heart a-twitchin'

She invited me to a courtin' in the kitchen

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Next Sunday being the day, that we went to have a flare-up

I dressed me self quite gay and I frizzed and oiled me hair up

The captain had no wife, he had gone on fishin'

So we kicked up high life to hooley in the kitchen

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

She slipped up to her room, I says good Lord, oh lady

She came back down the stairs, wearin' nothin' but her nightie

With her arms around me waist, she slyly hinted marriage

When to the door in haste, came captain Kelly’s carriage

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

When the captain came downstairs, do we see me situation

In spite of all me prayers, I was marched off to the station

For me they set no bail, but to get to the home I was itchin'

And I had to tell the tailor, for I came in to the kitchen

Well, I swore she did invite me, though she gave a flat denial

For assault, they did indict me and I was sent for trial

She swore I robbed the house in spite of all me screechin'

And I got six months hard, for me courtin' in the kitchen

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

With me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Vieni single bella e bella, prestami attenzione

Non innamorarti mai, è un'invenzione del diavolo

Una volta mi sono innamorato di una donna così affascinante

La signorina Henrietta Bell fuori dalla cucina del capitano Kelly

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

All'età di diciassette anni sono stato "apprendistato da un droghiere

Non lontano da Stephen's Green, dove la signorina Henry era solita andare signore

Le sue maniere erano così belle che mi ha fatto tremare il cuore

Mi ha invitato a un corteggiamento in cucina

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Domenica prossima è il giorno in cui siamo andati ad avere una riacutizzazione

Mi sono vestito da solo abbastanza gay e mi sono arruffato e oliato i capelli

Il capitano non aveva moglie, aveva continuato a pescare

Quindi abbiamo dato il via alla vita con l'hooley in cucina

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

È scivolata nella sua stanza, dico buon Dio, oh signora

Tornò giù per le scale, indossando nient'altro che la sua camicia da notte

Con le sue braccia intorno alla mia vita, ha accennato furtivamente al matrimonio

Quando alla porta arrivò in fretta, la carrozza del capitano Kelly

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Quando il capitano è sceso al piano di sotto, vediamo la mia situazione

Nonostante tutte le mie preghiere, sono stato condotto alla stazione

Per me non hanno fissato una cauzione, ma per arrivare a casa mi prudeva

E ho dovuto dirlo al sarto, perché sono entrato in cucina

Bene, ho giurato che mi ha invitato, anche se ha negato categoricamente

Per aggressione, mi hanno incriminato e sono stato mandato a processo

Ha giurato che ho rapinato la casa nonostante che avessi strillato

E ho sei mesi duri, per me corteggiando in cucina

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Con me toora loora la, toora loora laddie

Toora loora la, toora loora laddie