Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A few verses of “The Parting Glass!” I dearly love this traditional Irish and Scottish folk song- And here I’ve included a sweet verse that’s often excluded about the narrator’s sweetheart (at least, I don’t hear it very often over here in the U.S.).
To my understanding, this is a traditional Scottish folk song that became very popular in Ireland- so much so that it’s very often associated with Ireland. One source I’ve read says that it was amongst the most popular parting songs of Scotland before Robert Burns adapted “Auld Lang Syne.” The Clancy Brothers made this song popular in the 1960s and 1970s when they recorded it on various albums.
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Lyrics:
Oh all the money e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm that e'er I've done
Alas, it was to none but me
And all I’ve done for want of wit
To memory now I can’t recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
If I had money enough to spend
And leisure time to stay a while
There is a fair maid in this town
I own she has my heart beguiled
Here rosy cheeks, her ruby lips
I own she has my heart enthralled
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
A few verses of “The Parting Glass!” I dearly love this traditional Irish and Scottish folk song- And here I’ve included a sweet verse that’s often excluded about the narrator’s sweetheart (at least, I don’t hear it very often over here in the U.S.).
To my understanding, this is a traditional Scottish folk song that became very popular in Ireland- so much so that it’s very often associated with Ireland. One source I’ve read says that it was amongst the most popular parting songs of Scotland before Robert Burns adapted “Auld Lang Syne.” The Clancy Brothers made this song popular in the 1960s and 1970s when they recorded it on various albums.
If you'd like to never miss any music or workshop offerings, sign up for my newsletter, linked in my linktr.ee at the top of my channel page.
Lyrics:
Oh all the money e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm that e'er I've done
Alas, it was to none but me
And all I’ve done for want of wit
To memory now I can’t recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
If I had money enough to spend
And leisure time to stay a while
There is a fair maid in this town
I own she has my heart beguiled
Here rosy cheeks, her ruby lips
I own she has my heart enthralled
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be with you all
